UK starts enforcing online age-check rules |

In Brief Posted: 1:29 PM PDT · July 26, 2025 A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect…

DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations |

In Brief Posted: 7:39 AM PDT · July 27, 2025 The Department of Government Efficiency hopes to use a new AI tool to eliminate half…

Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games |

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages. The…

‘The Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen |

In Brief Posted: 12:49 PM PDT · July 27, 2025 The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie,…

Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews |

In Brief Posted: 10:36 AM PDT · July 5, 2025 A group known as the Independent Publishers Alliance has filed an antitrust complaint with the…

Ask not for whom the Louvre of Bluesky tolls, it tolls for thee |

1:11 PM PDT · July 5, 2025 It’s a sad weekend over at Bluesky, where one of the best accounts has disappeared — although we…

Vitalik Buterin has reservations about Sam Altman’s World project |

9:28 AM PDT · June 28, 2025 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altman’s World project…

Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI |

In Brief Posted: 11:31 AM PDT · June 28, 2025 Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that…

Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI |

In Brief Posted: 1:51 PM PDT · June 28, 2025 An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and…

With 'F1', Apple finally has a theatrical hit |

9:35 AM PDT · June 29, 2025 Looks like Apple has its first bona fide box office hit. The company has already produced critically-acclaimed and…