The Pope’s Warnings About AI Were AI-Generated, a Detection Tool Claims
…It undermines journalism and social platforms alike. Text generated at least in part by AI accounts for more than a third of all new websites as of 2025, according to a study…
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How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
…But the episode demonstrated how thoroughly official communication has absorbed the aesthetics of leaks, virality, and platform-native intrigue. Even when official accounts adopt the aesthetics of a leak, questioning whether a…
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
…On April 23, French officials also announced the country will move its health data platform away from Microsoft to local cloud provider Scaleway, after a years-long decision process. Across Europe—as…
The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop
…These ginned-up interactions push the songs and the discussion about them higher up a platform’s algorithmic rankings. And social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube are, increasingly, where (real) fans…
It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
…You might think banning a $20 billion black market for scammers from your platform would be a no-brainer. But not if you’re Telegram. A WIRED investigation found that the messaging…
The Fight to Hold AI Companies Accountable for Children’s Deaths
…Just like every other product, it is being designed, programmed, distributed, and marketed,” Marquez-Garrett said in an interview at their home office in northwest Washington. “And one of the things these…
Two Literal Crypto Bros Built a Real Estate Empire. Then the Homes Started to Fall Apart
…Though reliable figures are difficult to come by, RealT once called itself the “largest real estate tokenization platform in the world, by all metrics.” For all its triumphs in the cryptosphere, though…
The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’
…To paraphrase William Gibson, the crimes are not evenly distributed. Yes, exactly. The controversies are not equally distributed. When Joe Biden left office and pardoned his son and members of his family…
I’ve Worked Behind Espresso Bars for 20 Years. These Are the Tools I Use at Home
…A flat piece of metal widens the platform for the scale, which seems mundane but is actually clutch when you’re using a pour-over carafe or dosing grounds directly into a…
He Couldn’t Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?
…The CEO of a hiring platform said last fall that his industry is in “an AI doom loop”: HR departments complain of a wave of AI-generated job applications, prompting the need…