Q&A with Curtis Yarvin, a computer engineer and blogger whose ideas are increasingly popular with tech elites, on why democracy is bad, dictators, and more
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m... @traplife : www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m... We wanted to know why democracy is the worst form of government. So in this week's ‘The Interview’, we sat down with a fas...
A profile of Hank Asher, the “father of data fusion” who died in 2013 after initiating a vast shift in privacy norms through his data mining software companies
McKenzie Funk / New York Times : X: @fighto , @badassdogooder , @wolfiechristl , and @mckenziefunk X: Paul Shapiro / @fighto : An absolutely insane story. Should be made into a movie. https://www.nyt...
An investigation into the rise of NSO's Pegasus shows its widespread use by the CIA, UAE, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and others; the FBI bought but didn't use it
Firstly, welcome to my new blog! (Or is it a “newsletter”?) Tweets: Eva / @evacide : Here I am, having taken to my fainting couch, wearing my finest clutching pearls, because NSO Group has been caugh...
Profile of OnlyFans, a site synonymous with porn, where sex workers resent the absence of search and tags, which they say helps it minimize legal liability
Despite all assertions that the site isn't powered by its sexual content, the platform is synonymous with porn. What is it really? Tweets: @charoshane , @melissagira , @charoshane , @charoshane , @me...
An inside look at tech support scams perpetrated by scammers based in fraudulent Indian call centers, which were exposed by pseudonymous YouTuber Jim Browning
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee / New York Times : Tweets: @charlesarthur , @jimbrowning11 , @asiachloebrown , @nytmag , @nickconfessore , and @yudhijit Tweets: Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : Ten years ago...
Profile of Palantir CEO Alex Karp and the controversies around Palantir's trustworthiness; Karp claims his progressivism offsets Thiel's relationship with Trump
The tech giant helps governments and law enforcement decipher vast amounts of data — to mysterious and, some say, dangerous ends. Tweets: @chrisamccoy , @empo11on , @chrisamccoy , @warrenisdead , @tra...
Profile of China-based Blued, one of the largest gay dating apps in the world, which has succeeded by navigating complex rules while staying clear of activism
Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for L.G.B.T.Q. China … Tweets: @chengela , @yilingliu95 , @anne_mariebrady , @bradryan...
A look at how the internet deviated from its sunny, American, all-devouring vision of mass empowerment, and why today it doesn't mean the same thing to everyone
Bill Wasik / New York Times : Tweets: @privacyproject , @nytmag , and @nytmag Tweets: @privacyproject : “Perhaps the deepest shift has been a shift in attitudes: the breaking of a spell that seemed t...
A deep dive into the debate surrounding video game addiction, as the scientific understanding of what it means to be addicted continues to evolve
The latest research suggests it's not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today's games so attractive. Tweets: @cecianasta , @ferrisjabr ,...
A look at autonomous weapons systems being developed by the US and the arguments for and against imbuing autonomous robots with lethal decision-making
Kelsey D. Atherton / New York Times : Tweets: @cnasdc , @nytimesatwar , and @bankillerrobots Tweets: Cnas / @cnasdc : In a conversation with @NYTmag, @paul_scharre describes “a world where we'll have...