How people look at this and don’t see another impending holocaust is beyond me
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com)
Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
ok wait this person is modding Stardew Valley to add a ton of voice acting (WITH NO AI) and the demo actually sounds so good?
I’m ready. Take me.
A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “100 percent fatal”
Nectome will preserve your brain, but you have to be euthanized first.
so many of the tech “innovations” of the last decade are really just “what if _____ but without any worker or consumer protections? oh and an app”
Edward Ongweso Jr (@edwardongwesojr.com)
i'm doomed to write a version of this essay every single year. i wrote about Matthew Yglesias' intellectual sophistry, LPE, Uber's business model, the problem with venture capital, economic welfare, "economic analysis," and more. https://thetechbubble.substack.com/p/ride-sharing-apps-are-bad-actually
wow, tangled is really catching up to other repo hosting platforms! Microsoft is out here squandering all of GitHub’s past goodwill on Copilot and React while the folks at @tangled.sh are building a platform that actually feels exciting. and an integrated pastebin to boot!
A huge part of my remaining joy for the web is discovery. Stumbling upon cool websites while searching for stuff. Finding art projects that people poured their hearts into. Why would I outsource my web browsing to an AI chatbot? I want to love the web, not hate it even more
The Browser Company’s AI browser now has a $20 subscription
A Dia Pro subscription comes with unlimited access to the browser’s AI chat feature.
lmao. i might have paid a modest monthly subscription for Arc but i’d never pay for Dia
The Dia browser now offers a $20/month subscription plan
The Browser Company has announced a subscription plan for Dia, its new AI-powered browser. Here are the details.
i can’t believe Bluesky is still pushing this janky feed and its 📌 reply spam instead of just adding a bookmark feature
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totally cool and normal and definitely not a bubble
and the slow march toward recreating Cable TV But More Expensive continues
Disney is Nixing the Standalone Hulu App
Disney is eliminating the standalone Hulu app, reports Variety. Rather than separate Hulu and Disney+ apps, Disney plans to offer a unified streaming...
let this article serve as a reminder that you (yes, even you in tech) deserve a union: https://ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/
Silicon Valley’s Dream Tech Job Is Disappearing (Gift Article)
It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.
people actually get paid to report on shit like this
Why Was Trump on the Roof? Some Theories.
He’s either up to something or up to nothing or trying to distract us. Whatever the reason, it was weird.
make no mistake: this is a disastrous bubble
Ian Carrillo (@iansociologo.bsky.social)
So many billions spent on the build out of infrastructure for a product that hardly anyone is willing to pay to use. https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/only-3-of-us-ai-users-are-willing-to-pay-a-penny-for-it/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]
🗣️ The layoffs will continue until morale improves
Atlassian terminates 150 staff with pre-recorded video, AI customer contact solutions rolled out
Major Australian tech company Atlassian has terminated 150 staff with a pre-recorded video, as the company pushes its AI-embedded customer contact solutions.
completely fucking shameful. meanwhile, Seattle is filing lawsuits instead of caving. i sent an angry message to the mayor’s office about this and you should too: https://portland.gov/help/contact-elected-official
Portland mayor orders changes to city equity policies to comply with Trump DEI mandate
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has ordered city bureaus to change the wording for city programs that benefit minority groups to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI directives.
this post really thoughtfully outlines how i feel every time someone sends me their AI slop. i don’t agree that there’s “nothing wrong with using AI” but i STRONGLY agree with the sentiment that shoving your AI-generated text/images/etc. at people is just plain rude.
It's rude to show AI output to people | Alex Martsinovich
Feeding slop is an act of war
i scored 21/28 on jsdate.wtf only because i know javascript is completely unhinged so i just picked the most unreasonable answers to every question
orange? ORANGE??? FINALLY, an actual COLOR
All 15 New iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Colors Revealed in Latest Leak
We may finally have a definitive list of all color options for the iPhone 17 series, ahead of the devices launching in September. A few of the...
oh my gaawwwd just BRING FUN COLORS TO THE IPHONE PRO. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO LOOK SO BORING YEAR AFTER YEAR
Sky Blue Color Now Rumored for iPhone 17 Air Instead of iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 17 color rumors continue to surface. The latest word is that Apple plans to expand the MacBook Air's new Sky Blue finish to the rumored...
… almost any interaction with Claude Code loses Anthropic money, and anyone using it for even a few hours a day is guaranteed to burn through the majority of their subscription revenue in a couple of days.
maybe i should start using Claude Code 🤔
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