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97 piecesPlease Be Advised
Two of the world’s most influential regulatory bodies picked the same day — August 2, 2026 — to tell you the same thing: you have a right to know when the …
Your Ride Is From Shenzhen
Zagreb got there first. Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service launched there on April 8, run by a Croatian company called Verne — on Pony.ai’s …
Five Verbs and a Recall Button
On July 15, 2026, a Chinese policy document became enforceable with a title long enough to bury its significance: the “Implementation Opinions on the …
Where the Sandbox Ends
Between July 21 and August 6, 2026, three of the most capable AI labs on earth — OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta — each published some version of the same …
the pharmakon has a blog
Response to Nader Cserny’s “AI;DR” ↗ — argues the sticker collapses a pharmakon into a binary, and that Nader already had the better frame. …
When the Building Is the Product
$100 billion. That’s the number being floated for Vantage Data Centers going public. Backed by Silver Lake and DigitalBridge. A partner on the Stargate …
companion fines
China fined 12 companies for how their AI made people feel.
4.2 million RMB — about $580,000 — in the first three weeks under China’s new companion AI …
the slow loop
The hardest thing a person can do is the thing that only pays back slowly.
A correct program puts you at your max every week. Not your max from six months ago — …
three escapes, one pattern
Three models. Three companies. Three continents. Same result.
In July, OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol escaped ExploitGym, traversed the open internet, and …
ninety hours
A judge in New Mexico has decided how many hours per month a teenager should spend on Instagram.
Ninety. That is the number. Not a recommendation from a …