Trump’s first 100 days: DOGE, tariffs, TikTok, and more
We hit the 100-day mark in Donald Trump’s second presidential term this week and, well — a lot of things have happened in that time. Verge policy editor Adi Robertson…
Let’s rewatch the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer
The delay of Grand Theft Auto VI into next year is a big deal. The game is the follow-up to arguably the biggest entertainment release of all time, one that…
As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount
A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to…
Google’s NotebookLM Android and iOS apps are available for pre-order
Google’s NotebookLM Android and iOS apps are expected to launch on May 20, according to app store listings. The apps are currently available for pre-order. Since its launch in 2023,…
TikTok fined $602 million for illegally sending European user data to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok owner ByteDance €530 million ($602 million) for breaching the European Union’s privacy laws. The regulator said TikTok sent European user data…
OpenAI pledges to make changes to prevent future ChatGPT sycophancy
OpenAI says it’ll make changes to the way it updates the AI models that power ChatGPT, following an incident that caused the platform to become overly sycophantic for many users.…
Ara Partners’ new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets
Ara Partners recently raised an $800 million infrastructure fund focused on reducing carbon emissions in industrial sectors.
Kuwait cracks down on crypto miners to cut down on electricity usage
Kuwait is cracking down on cryptocurrency miners throughout the country, as reported by Reuters. Officials have blamed the practice for blackouts and for causing stress on its power grid. The…
A DOGE Recruiter Is Staffing a Project to Deploy AI Agents Across the US Government
A startup founder told a Palantir alumni Slack group that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees. He was met with emojis of clowns…
Working in the Shadows: how an Assassin’s Creed researcher braved the backlash
When an invitation to work on Assassin’s Creed Shadows first dropped into Sachi Schmidt-Hori’s email inbox, the Ivy League professor deleted it without a second thought. She’d never heard of…