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The Law That Made the N.O.R.E. Lawsuit Possible
A 1999 allegation against N.O.R.E. lands in court in 2026. That's not a coincidence — it's a New York statute doing exactly what it was written to do.
Sara Lin··4 min read
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The Chikungunya Grant Application That Broke the AI Safety Debate
Anthropic just admitted its models can no longer be trusted to keep dangerous biology out of the wrong hands. That's not a theoretical risk anymore.
Maya Okonkwo··5 min read
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The Doom Number Came From Inside the House
An Anthropic alignment lead just put the odds of AI killing everyone at north of 10%. The uncomfortable part isn't the number. It's who said it.
Maya Okonkwo··5 min read
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The ASML Fight Isn't About a Missing Machine
Washington says a top-tier ASML tool may have slipped into China. ASML says that's impossible. The real story is what comes next: enforcement.
Maya Okonkwo··5 min read
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Trump at the NBA Finals Was Never Just About Basketball
Trump showed up at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 and got booed during the national anthem. The moment says more about where sports and politics are than either side wants to admit.
Sara Lin··4 min read
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Israel's Eurovision Rehearsals Have a New Soundtrack: Booing
Israel's Eurovision team trains its singers against simulated jeers. That's not a logistics note. That's the whole show admitting what it is.
Sara Lin··4 min read
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Older Men Are Falling for AI Women on Instagram and Nobody Is Laughing
Social media is full of older men genuinely connecting with AI-generated female profiles. It's tempting to mock. It's more useful to understand why.
Sara Lin··5 min read
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Apple's New Math: You Pay More, Then You Pay Monthly
Apple's September event wasn't about hardware. It was about teaching you to accept a $5 monthly fee for a feature that used to be called 'a feature.'
Jordan Reeves··4 min read
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The Mercedes VLE Is a Cinema That Happens to Drive
Mercedes built an 8K screening room and bolted four wheels to it. The 2028 VLE is gorgeous, indulgent, and a hard sell to Americans who still hate minivans.
Jordan Reeves··5 min read
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Fitness Trackers That Actually Let You Own What You Buy
Subscription fatigue is real, and a growing number of fitness tracker brands are betting you're done paying monthly just to see your own data.
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