Speech and Moderation
…Elizabeth Lopatto Mar 2 Chilling effect go brrr… Jason Lee had this profile killed from an unnamed magazine because he didn’t like being asked a question about Scientology. Defector is publishing…
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My yard is dying, so I made an app for that
…I suggested a white background with light green, pink, and blue colors, and reminded it to care about human readability. It returned with something more pleasing, and an enthusiastic greeting at the…
This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you
…And it achieves this without black frame insertion — a more common method to reduce motion blur that causes a flicker effect and can negatively affect screen brightness. And as you’d expect…
The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…But Trump effectively eliminated asylum at the border — a move a federal appeals court recently said was illegal — and so the number of people crossing the border plummeted. “We’re dang close…
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
…This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Sundar Pichai, you’re the CEO of Alphabet and of Google. Welcome back to Decoder. It’s great to be here. Nice…
Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans
…I’m a light-to-moderate user most of the time, and I’ve dipped into single-digit territory by bedtime more than once. This will last the day unless you push…
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth
…Here we go. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Ronan Farrow, you’re an investigative reporter and contributor to The New Yorker. Welcome to Decoder. Glad…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
…This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Jack Conte, you’re the cofounder and CEO of Patreon. Welcome back to Decoder. Thanks, Nilay. Good to be here again…
AI is blowing up music production
…I don’t know if that’s effective. I don’t know if that’s an effective restriction. I can think of 50 ways to get around that as an old college…
The farce of Musk v. Altman
…This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Liz Lopatto, you are a senior chaos reporter here at The Verge. You just covered the Sam Altman v. Elon Musk trial…