Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working
…The way you find out “is a picture of a flyer that was shared by someone that you don’t even know. That makes it so much more interesting than a label…
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This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising
…Groups of Democratic political influencers, like UnderTheDeskNews, have also started raising funds for whistles to alert communities about the presence of ICE agents and community watch support as well. In February, around…
Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App
…In the year since, Watch Duty has capitalized on that increased recognition and brought in thousands of new users and partnerships, including one with Amazon's Ring cameras that lets people share…
He Built the Definitive Epstein Database—and It Consumed His Life
…Keller used the tool and liked it. “Jmail was proof that the community could build better tools than the government was providing,” he told me. It also helped him hone his own…
Rednote Draws a Line Between China and the World
…It’s now known as the de facto app for young, urban people in China to share lifestyle and travel content. Since the app was unexpectedly thrust into the international spotlight in…
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
…As well as Visio, it includes instant messaging app Tchap, Messagerie instead of Gmail or Outlook, Fichiers for documents and file sharing, plus text editing software Docs, and Grist for spreadsheets. Some…
Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?
While the valuations and share prices of its competitors have soared, Microsoft’s stock has been down this year. Its workplace AI products, which like just about everything at Microsoft these days…
The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep
…Lin was taken aback at the young man not asking permission to film her—especially as he was now inquiring whether he could share the video online. It felt like a “violation…
Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums
…Flock Safety, in particular, allows operators to share their data with other groups on their network, meaning that depending on the operator, drivers can accidentally get caught up in a national dragnet…
How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
…But the episode demonstrated how thoroughly official communication has absorbed the aesthetics of leaks, virality, and platform-native intrigue. Even when official accounts adopt the aesthetics of a leak, questioning whether a…