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AI visits the White House
Previous administrations whiffed on big tech regulation. Biden looks determined to avoid their mistake
Casey Newton
Founder and editor of Platformer, a publication about the intersection of tech and democracy. Prior to founding Platformer in October 2020, Newton was the longtime Silicon Valley editor of The Verge.
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AI's missing user interface
Do next-generation chatbots need to be more specialized — or just easier to use?
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Bluesky's big moment
A new Twitter clone is surging in popularity. Could it have legs?
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Vibes-based antitrust hits Microsoft
The company's Activision Blizzard merger might once have sailed through — but times have changed
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How BeReal missed its moment
To become the next big social app, competitors have to move faster
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Twitter's badge of dishonor
The weekend's verification bonfire is an all-time case study in doing trust and safety wrong
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Can Snap snap back?
At its annual summit, the company gets bullish on AI — but feels haunted by the ghost of its past ambitions
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So much for Elon Musk’s everything app
Suspending emergency accounts, enabling anti-trans speech, and other stops Twitter is making in its pursuit of X
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State tech laws are dividing the internet into blue and red
The blue internet will probably look like Europe's. The red internet will look ... much different
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How two insurgents are taking on Twitter
Artifact's Kevin Systrom on the disruptive power of good comments. PLUS: Substack's naïveté around Notes
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The Biden administration turns its attention toward AI
The Commerce Department asks for public comment. Here are three problems it should consider
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Elon's war on Substack
How Twitter is breaking — and its CEO is accelerating its fall