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Join Our Next Livestream: The War Machine

On March 26, a panel of WIRED experts will dissect the defense tech industry’s impact on modern warfare. Submit your questions now.

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The Best Monitor Arms in 2026 to Clear Up Your Desk Space

Your monitor needs a monitor arm, and I’ve been testing every single one I can get my hands on to see which is best.

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BMW i3 2026: Specs, Price, Availability, Range

No longer a cute urban runabout, BMW's latest electrified 3 Series is packed with tech and can go further than the iX3.

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He Built the Definitive Epstein Database—and It Consumed His Life

The data engineer started as a casual reader of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Then he became obsessed, and built the most extensive network graph of the sexual predator’s shadowy world.

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A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

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BackTalk on AI Absurdities, Ownership, and the Art of Getting It Wrong

OpenChannels FM's discussions include insightful quotes on technology, passion, data sovereignty, agency partnerships, ownership issues, and the value of embracing constructive feedback for personal growth.

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It’s Channel 4, Literally

Welcome to Channel 4, where Bob Dunn finally found a home for offbeat chats after sleepless nights. It’s the podcasting wild card.

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Inside the Government’s Crackdown on TV

This past weekend, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran. Last month, Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with a Senate candidate because of F.C.C. guidance that t...

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Trump Case for War Undermined by Top Official as MAGA Crack-Up Worsens

Donald Trump’s case for invading Iran took a big blow Tuesday when top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigned. Though Kent is a crazed extremist with vile views, his letter directly undermined the core rationale Trump has offered for his war and...

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Exploiting brain flaws

In my “closing thoughts” post about the phone usage experiment, I mentioned I had deeper thoughts I wanted to share. Here I am, sharing those thoughts. I ran various month-long life experiments over the years, many of which I chronicled here on this blog. For that reason, th...

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Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

This newsletter is free to read, and it’ll stay that way. But if you want more - extra posts each month, access to the community, and a direct line to ask me things - paid subscriptions are $2.50/month. A lot of people have told me it&

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Just rewatched Dreamworks' Sinbad, which I have only seen once as a kid. It's such a good movie! Beautifully animated. It should be up there with Titan A.E. and Treasure Planet.

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Beyond The Dip

I had an idea about 15 years ago that I wound up pursuing a lot longer than I should have. Near the end of that era I read an essay by Seth Godin called The Dip, about that low point when an idea you are convinced is worthy just isn’t taking hold. How do you … Continue reading Beyond The Dip

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Scripting News: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 I asked Claude: "What is OpenClaw useful for? Do you think I could use it in my programming work, based on what you know about what I do?" Basically it's for non-programmers. Then I asked: "I wonder if I could make software that would be useful to pe...

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Why Britain Is Saying No to Trump’s Iran War

On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on President Trump’s dangerous disregard for Congress’s powers of war-making and peacemaking. David argues that though Republicans have enabled the president’s dark impulses, D...

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Following: OpenAI wrestles with business strategy (and adult content)

Do Sam Altman and Fidji Simo have an alignment problem?

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Justice Department Says Anthropic Can’t Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems

In response to Anthropic’s lawsuit, the government said it lawfully penalized the company for trying to limit how its Claude AI models could be used by the military.

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Visualizing the erosion of American democracy

New measurements from V-Dem show how democracy in the U.S. has regressed over the past decade — and the past year.

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★ Squashing

CNBC’s headline is journalistic malpractice. The rest of their report is even worse.

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Meta Is Shutting Down Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest

Meta’s flailing virtual reality social experience is being discontinued in June. It's part of Meta’s broader moves to slim down the business that became its namesake.