Is This the Dawn of the Tokenpocalypse?
Microsoft recently announced major pricing changes for GitHub Copilot — changes that were drastic enough that a Reddit user said their company has started calling it the Tokenpocalypse. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed what those changes might mean for the larger AI ecosystem. After all, […]
Cannibalism
If you’re not in tech you might not realize just how much of a panic has set in among the C-suite and investor class in the industry. Everyone is, of course, putting on a brave face, but as fears of a SaaS-pocalypse persist and a fictional financial analysis on Substack caused a real sell-off in […]
Richard Scolyer Has Died
As co-directors of the Melanoma Institute Australia, over the past decade the pair’s research on immunotherapy, which uses the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells, has dramatically improved outcomes for advanced melanoma patients globally. Half are now essentially cured, up from less than 10%.
1k Data Breaches Later, the Disclosure Lag Is Worse
01 June 2026 Today, I loaded the 1,000th data breach into Have I Been Pwned. Reflecting on that milestone number, I pondered how to mark the occasion in writing, and what immediately came to mind was a very simple question: why is it still needed? Especially considering the emergence of privacy regulations such as GDPR […]
90210 – running the show without property tax
Like the show. But you’re the showrunner. All the drama. None of the property tax. A production-grade local app that turns a screenplay into a finished short film with synchronized video, native audio, dialogue, music, and subtitles. Powered by Google Veo 3.1, Nano Banana, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and ElevenLabs Music. Every quality decision is mathematically […]
Dopamine Fracking
2026.04.13 :: 8 min read $ dict ”Dopamine Fracking” | less The act of pumping immense, disproportionate resources — money, crowdsourced math, analytics, optimization, min-maxing, popular opinion aggregation, etc. — into a previously casual or complex, layered activity to forcefully extract and squeeze out the purest, most concentrated dopamine hit, with no regard for anything […]
Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring
Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring Over 90% of U.S. employers rely on hiring algorithms to screen job applicants. Many different employers use algorithms from the same few vendors. We conduct the largest empirical study of algorithmic hiring with data for 3.4 million real job applicants submitting 4 million applications to 156 employers across 11 market sectors. […]
1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background
In a world characterized by geographical, social and political differences, the One World Flag is a reminder that we all live on the same planet and have a common future. Flags usually symbolize nations, regions or groups, i.e. differences. The One World Flag, on the other hand, has a message for humanity: More unites us […]
Teenage Engineering: Introducing APC-2
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7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, causing damage in a key coastal city, knocking down power and sparking a tsunami warning on some regional coasts. People were urged to go to higher ground. There were no immediate reports of casualties, and it was not clear […]