xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise
“Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.
South Korean prosecutors lose $22 million of seized crypto to the wallet inspector, later recover it
Nasa Announces Artemis III Mission No Longer Aims To Send Humans To Moon
Nasa announced on Friday radical changes to its delayed Artemis III mission to land humans back on the moon, as the US space agency grapples with technical glitches and criticism…
Pluralistic: Socialist excellence in New York City (24 Feb 2026)
Today's links Socialist excellence in New York City: The real efficiency is insourcing and ending public-private partnerships. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object…
Rocket Report: Vulcan "many months" from flying; Falcon 9 extends reuse milestone
"As the original architect of Vector’s vision, it’s deeply meaningful to bring these assets home."
CISA Replaces Bumbling Acting Director After a Year
New submitter DeanonymizedCoward shares a report from TechCrunch: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is reportedly in crisis following major budget…
The NFL Won A Lawsuit Over Its Bluesky Ban. Its Social Media Strategy Is Still A Loser
Full disclosure up front: I sit on the board of Bluesky. That said, I had absolutely no idea this lawsuit existed until recently. Which, honestly, tells you something about how…
This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or…
AI Mistakes Are Infuriating Gamers as Developers Seek Savings
The $200 billion video game industry is caught between studios eager to cut ballooning development costs through AI and a player base that has grown openly hostile to the…
Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today
Google's new image model replaces the previous versions immediately.
Maine immigration observers sue over Trump admin "domestic terrorist watchlist" threats
The First Amendment lawsuit will seek class-action relief. Also: The Supreme Court will be hearing an important climate case next term. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
Step Finance, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets shut down after January hack
First Draft: 🤦🏻♂️ The New... DOGE?
JD Vance ridiculously suggests no one’s ever looked for government fraud before, as if DOGE never happened. Plus, a Trump official pinky-promises the president won’t send ICE to…
Podcast: Privacy Under Pressure (With Harlo Holmes)
Harlo and Sam discuss the important privacy and security work she does every day alongside and for journalists, and why it’s only becoming more crucial.
Meta Director of AI Safety Allows AI Agent to Accidentally Delete Her Inbox
Meta Superintelligence Labs’ director of alignment called it a “rookie mistake.”