Buying a Smart Smoke Detector Turns Out to Be a Little Dumb
…Whether or not you choose a smart smoke alarm, make sure you have smoke alarms in your home that are regularly tested and up to code. Set on adding a smart smoke…
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I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
…Any moment might be my last, and so I threw myself off the cliff of propriety with alarming regularity. In a regular workplace, face-to-face interaction forces a modicum of civil…
The Screenmaxxers Who Spend Every Waking Hour on Their Phones
…I can keep track of things, know what I have the power to change and what I don't.” More broadly, screenmaxxers seem to believe that the general alarm over screen time…
It Sure Seems Like These Instagram Ads Want You to Do Cocaine
…Cocaine, however, has yet to see the kind of tech-fueled makeover that changed the public perception of those drugs—but these luxury products in my Instagram feed may just give it…
Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data
…A group of Amazon workers claim they are being investigated for speaking out in favor of regulation. Brian Barrett: And if you've been listening to the show in recent weeks or…
Stop Trying to Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto
…We're the only country in the world that separates our commodities regulation from our securities regulation. Every other country in the world, they put these things together because why wouldn't…
Finally, a Decent Office Chair for Chronic Leg-Tuckers
…It looked like a regular desk chair but with a wider, cushier seat; fold-down armrests; and perhaps most important, wheels. I figured it was worth one more try to find my…
ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows
…It's keeping the details mostly under wraps, but we're going to discuss what's behind all the secrecy and what this could mean for future regulation. Brian Barrett: We'll…
Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
The trial in Musk’s lawsuit against Altman could result in financial damages and, more significantly, governance changes at OpenAI that may complicate its plans for an initial public offering as soon…
Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis
…There just are many things that are better to do on a screen, and I don't think that's going to change. However, if you can get agents and voice mode…