In Silicon Valley, A Priest and the Thinking Machines
Reaching for a metaphor to describe AI and today’s moment of technological upheaval, the Rev. Brendan McGuire picked out a whopper.
“When fire was first discovered, it changed humanity: We learne...
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
Search used to be a simple transaction: you typed “best tacos near me,” the internet shrugged, and 10 blue links politely fought to the death. Now search is more like a conversation with a caffein...
The latest Instax printer is a pricey but worthy upgrade
FujiFilm's Instax Mini Link 3 printer is a much-loved $100 accessory in my travel journal kit. I often tape a printed image next to my handwritten thoughts to preserve a moment in time. The pri...
Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live
Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Jeffrey Epstein from its online gaming platform? As spotted by XboxEra, the latest batch of Epstein's emails shows that in December 2013, he was ...
Search Engines, AI, And The Long Fight Over Fair Use
Long before generative AI, copyright holders warned that new technologies for reading and analyzing information would destroy creativity. Internet search engines, they argued, were infringement machin...