736: People Aren’t People

736: People Aren’t People

Microsoft's anti-"Microslop" censorship backfired spectacularly; Australia is cracking down on AI age verification while Meta is busy targeting toddlers; prediction markets are basically just insider trading with extra steps; AI chatbots are getting people killed and exposing spy operations; the Moon landing got pushed again; Opera got nostalgic at 30; Sony bought Charlie Brown; and Netflix is making documentaries with robot people now.


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FOLLOW UP

Microsoft Bans the Word “Microslop” on Copilot Discord, Gets So Humiliated That It Locks Down the Whole Server

Australia will consider requiring app stores to block AI services without age verification

A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator


IN THE NEWS

Meta’s what-if for tweens

How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes

The Great Insider Trading Reckoning Reportedly Hits OpenAI

Khamenei market meltdown on Kalshi shows how prediction markets still can’t decide what ‘counts’

Some Alleged Polymarket Insiders Made a Fortune on U.S. Strikes on Iran

Polymarket Decides Incentivizing a Nuclear Detonation Might Be a Bad Idea

A Chinese official’s use of ChatGPT accidentally revealed a global intimidation operation

‘Our Bond Is the Only Thing That’s Real:’ A New Lawsuit Alleges Google Gemini Drove a Man to Suicide

The Data Centers Have Arrived at the Edge of the Arctic Circle

Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant

The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies,' report says

The $100 Billion OpenAI-Nvidia Deal Is Not Happening

NASA Announces Major Change to Plans For Putting Humans on The Moon

The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race

Astronomers Estimated the Lifespan of Alien Civilizations, and It’s Not Looking Good for Us


MEDIA CANDY

Charlie Brown now works for Sony

These AI Avatars in a Netflix True Crime Doc Are Disturbing Viewers

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI film tech company, InterPositive


APPS & DOODADS

Opera Has Turned 30 and Is Celebrating With a Compelling Tribute to Web Nostalgia

Web Design Museum

Meta hit with a class action lawsuit over smart glasses' privacy claims

Apple Macbook Neo


AT THE LIBRARY

Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs by Miranda Sawyer

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