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August, 2025

August, 2025

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is BernardoVerda passing along a quote about a specific speech issue that has (ridiculously) been put back up for discussion: “I prefer a ma...
This Week In Techdirt History: August 24th – 30th
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, the Secret Service joined the list of law enforcement agencies using data brokers to dodge warrant requirements for location data, much like the CPB was still doing v...
How Builder.ai Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom
Builder.ai went from a value of $1.5 billion to zero in a few months, amid questions over the sales of an A.I. product. Its downfall hints at a broader downturn....
How ‘Clanker’ Became an Anti-A.I. Rallying Cry
The term, which was popularized by a “Star Wars” show and is rooted in real frustrations with technology, has become a go-to slur against artificial intelligence and robots....
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics....
An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave
Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days...
Crypto Wealth Fuels ‘Tremendous’ Demand for Luxury Travel
The rise of bitcoin has reportedly been good for the luxury travel sector. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Aug. 31), a growing number of private jet and high-end cruise operato...
Crypto Analyst Contends Markets Show Promise of Recovery
Is the cryptocurrency market so bad that it’s about to become good? Crypto analyst and macroeconomist Alex Krüger made that argument Saturday (Aug. 30) in a post on X. In comments flagge...
Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled substances. But, just like a person, with the right psychological tactics, it seems l...
The Verge’s favorite gifts for book lovers
What do you gift somebody who loves books? The obvious answer is "a book," but since true bibliophiles are probably sitting on a stack already, it's worth getting a little more creative. Luckil...
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