M4 iPad Pros

Daring Fireball: "The M4 iPad Pros"

AI Assistants Update

"OpenAI and Google are launching supercharged AI assistants. Here's how you can try them out."

Literal Reframing

How changing the frame changes the look of a picture. (Via Tyler Cowen.)

Smart Home Warning

"How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be"

Tabarrok Family And AI

Alex Tabarrok: "A Conversation on AI with my Son"

Laser Weapon Update

Forbes: "U.S. Military Is Using Laser Weapons In Battle"

Constantin on Normativity

Sarah Constantin: "Normativity and Anti-Normativity"

Deceptive AI

"AI Has Already Become a Master of Lies And Deception, Scientists Warn"

Rings Of Power Season 2 Trailer

"The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power -- Official Teaser Trailer" (for upcoming Season 2)

Caplan On Protests

Bryan Caplain: "The Protest: A Socratic Dialogue"

New Tolkien Movie

"Peter Jackson Working on New Lord of the Rings Films for Warner Bros., Targeting 2026 Debut"

VPN Vulnerability

"Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose"

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing

"After gene therapy, two congenitally deaf children hear for the first time". (Via H.R.)

Light Posting Notice

Admin note: Posting may be lighter than usual this week due to external obligations.

Moral Dilemmas On Reddit

"Philosophers are studying Reddit's 'Am I the Asshole?'"

Questionable AI "Safety" Law

"California's Effort to Strangle AI: On SB 1047, a dangerous attempt at safety". (Via Jason Crawford.)

Bright Laser

"The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel"

Today's Unintended Consequence

"Laws requiring doctors to report a dementia diagnosis to the DMV may backfire"

Autonomous Racing Update

"The first-ever driverless car race didn't go so well"

Don't Swallow Magnets

My latest Forbes column is out: "Why You Shouldn't Swallow Magnets".

I discuss who should (or shouldn't) swallow magnets. Hint: If you are reading this, it's not you.

Auto-Brewery Syndrome

"A Brewery Worker's Drunken Driving Defense: His Stomach Made the Alcohol"