“Meta’s latest patent outlines AI that could mimic dead users’ activity across Facebook and Instagram, but the company says there are no plans to use the technology.”

Shia LaBeouf arrested on battery charges in New Orleans during Mardi Gras

Stephen Colbert says network lawyers pulled James Talarico interview over FCC equal time fears

Ben Thompson from Stratechery on AI ads, the end of SaaS, and the future of media

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84

Apple Martin is ready for her next chapter

Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day…which could mean anything

Meet Richard Hell: former punk scourge, avowed nihilist, and genteel man of letters.

Ephemera mania!

Anderson Cooper departing '60 Minutes' as correspondent

RIP Robert Duvall

Ars Technica pulls article with AI fabricated quotes about AI generated article

Actually, few TikTok USA users defected

Michael Silverblatt, the host of KCRW's Bookworm for 33 years, has died

How Charli xcx Cracked the Kardashian Code

The producer behind the hit Israeli show “Tehran” has been found dead in an Athens hotel

In Joachim Trier’s latest film Sentimental Value, the European family home becomes an emotional archive

“The mood on X.com needed a scary essay about A.I., and here one was for the taking.”

No arrests in Nancy Guthrie case after authorities execute search warrant

Leon Botstein resignation story was a hoax

“The morning of the talk-therapy treatment, I carefully chose nice underwear in case I died on the drug, then took an Uber forty-five minutes north to a newish industrial park somewhat outside the city.”

The child-care diaries of San Francisco

India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fund

Yearning on their behalf

The hottest indie game is about breeding cats with ADHD and dyslexia

Olympic curling committee issues warning after Sweden accuses Canada of cheating in curse-filled fight

Tracey Emin’s second life

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud...ok yay ❤️