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One-Click Uncensor: The War for AI's Soul Is a Python Script
Generative

One-Click Uncensor: The War for AI's Soul Is a Python Script

Companies spend billions on AI alignment. The open-source world can undo it in an afternoon using a technique called 'abliteration.' This is no longer a debate about hypotheticals.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20265 min
Your Next Sequencer Is a Pocket Geiger Counter
Music

Your Next Sequencer Is a Pocket Geiger Counter

A new piece of free software turns background radiation into music. The app is a curiosity; the idea of using the universe's raw data as a creative input is the real story.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20266 min
Tesla Asks Startups To Fix Its Berlin Battery Line
Automotive

Tesla Asks Startups To Fix Its Berlin Battery Line

The 4680 cell has been Tesla’s hardest manufacturing problem. Now it’s opening the factory doors and asking outsiders for help, a move that is either brilliant or desperate.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20266 min

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Your Phone Belongs to Space Now
Personal

Your Phone Belongs to Space Now

The fight over unlocking your phone is no longer about switching from Verizon to AT&T. It’s about a new war between terrestrial carriers and satellite networks like SpaceX's Starlink.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 7, 20266 min
Amazon's Astro And The Engineering of a Mechanical Soul
Robotics

Amazon's Astro And The Engineering of a Mechanical Soul

The Astro robot isn't about utility. It's about acoustics. Amazon is using film-school sound design to make a surveillance device feel like a pet, and it's a trick you'll be seeing everywhere.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 6, 20266 min
Klarna's Bid to Become a US Bank Was Always the Endgame
Finance

Klarna's Bid to Become a US Bank Was Always the Endgame

The pink 'Pay in 4' button is everywhere. Now it wants your paycheck. The friendly installment plan was always just the on-ramp to becoming a full-fledged, deposit-taking bank.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 6, 20266 min
Telehealth's GLP-1 Gold Rush Is Bypassing The Doctor
Medical

Telehealth's GLP-1 Gold Rush Is Bypassing The Doctor

A new secret shopper study reveals the frictionless reality of getting weight-loss drugs online. The clinical oversight is not the story. The speed of the transaction is.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 6, 20266 min
Plex Kills the Forever License by Another Name
Personal

Plex Kills the Forever License by Another Name

What used to cost $120 for a lifetime is now a $750 luxury item. Plex isn't selling software anymore; it's selling you a subscription to your own hard drives.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 5, 20266 min
The Jailbreak Is Now a Surgical Procedure
Generative

The Jailbreak Is Now a Surgical Procedure

Forget clever prompts. A new open-source technique lets anyone surgically remove the safety features from a large language model. It's not a trick; it's a model lobotomy.

By K. Denise Washington
Jul 5, 20265 min