caseynewton

andybaio, 4 days ago to random

I don’t know how else to describe this, but parts of downtown St. Louis smell distinctly like a used bookstore. Like a room stuffed full of musty aging books and yellowing magazines.

Mjhall, 8 days ago to random

Me waking up on Fridays - why? It’s #HardForkFriday time! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-fork/id1528594034 Hosted by @kevinroose @caseynewton

Gargron, 21 days ago to random

Back home after a very busy week in San Francisco. I spoke with @caseynewton, @mmasnick, @harrymccracken, @laurengoode, @chrismessina, @Markoff and so many others. In an age where the old web is gradually getting killed off by AI, there is still hope for the future in the shape of the fediverse.

andybaio, 1 month ago to random

404 Media is doing a great job at getting tech companies to moderate bad actors on their platforms, impressive for such a small indie publication. Their reporting directly led to action at two major tech companies this week: Discord shut down the Spy Pet search engine that sold access to user messages. https://www.404media.co/discord-shuts-down-spy-pet-bots-that-scraped-sold-user-messages/

And Apple removed multiple AI “nudify” apps from the App Store.
https://www.404media.co/apple-removes-nonconsensual-ai-nude-apps-following-404-media-investigation/

(Note: 404 Media articles are all free to read, but you have to register.)

taylorlorenz, 1 month ago to random

The 25 most-cited news organizations in the U.S. lost 75% of their total user engagement on Facebook and 58% of interactions on Instagram between 2022 and 2024.

"Where will people go for this information? Or will they just go without?"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/21/social-media-trump-biden-politics-instagram-facebook/

dannysullivan, 1 month ago to random

I encourage everyone to fly from San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport to watch the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim play baseball.

mathowie, 1 month ago to random

Hey! You want to rent some office space, you total piece of shit asshole?

zackwhittaker, 4 months ago to random

New, by @Sarahp: A fake app that was masquerading as password manager LastPass on the App Store has been removed, whether by Apple or the fake app’s developer is yet unclear — Apple has not commented.

"That such an obviously fake app got through Apple’s App Review process is a bad look for the tech giant, which has been arguing against new regulations, like the EU’s Digital Markets Act, by claiming these laws would compromise customer safety and privacy."

More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/08/a-fake-app-masquerading-as-password-manager-lastpass-just-got-pulled-from-the-app-store/

developerjustin, 4 months ago to random

One of my favorite Internet people interviewed one of my other favorite Internet people! Cool to hear @caseynewton on this week’s #Decoder https://pca.st/episode/a8f2869a-00c0-4833-86c3-52f6a01bcd37

jasonkoebler, 4 months ago to random

We’ve begun to put our articles behind an email registration wall. We tried to articulate why this is:

• AI stealing our articles
• AI spam destroying discoverability on search
• Fracturing of social
• Collapse of programmatic ad market

We are actively working on a solve for paid subscribers who use RSS, or ways for real humans to tap into a full text RSS feed

https://404media.co/why-404-media-needs-your-email-address/

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paul, 4 months ago to random

It’s been exactly one year since Tweetbot was banned. The company formerly known as Twitter is now maybe worth 1/4 what it was. Coincidence?

willoremus, 4 months ago to random

New: Casey Newton's Platformer is leaving Substack, suggesting its recent move to ban some accounts has failed to quell a writer revolt over its tolerance of extremist content. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/11/substack-platformer-nazis/

nickmartin, 5 months ago to random

QUICK FUNDRAISER: Texas mom Jan Kelly is still trying to get justice for her gay son Jake Kelly, who was viciously beaten to death in Arizona in a case tied to neo-Nazi skinheads.

Despite a few arrests, it's clear police have STILL not done enough to catch everyone responsible.

Jan needs at least $5,000 for living expenses so she can remain in Phoenix for the first few months of 2024. If you can help, please give via her Venmo: Jan-Kelly-28.

Link: https://venmo.com/u/Jan-Kelly-28

Thank you.

nitashatiku, 6 months ago to random

New from me for @washingtonpost
This fall, a small number of senior leaders approached the board of OpenAI with concerns about chief executive Sam Altman.

Altman — a revered mentor, prodigious start-up investor and avatar of the AI revolution — had been psychologically abusive, the employees alleged.

..The new complaints triggered the review of Altman’s conduct, and were a major factor that led to his firing

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/08/open-ai-sam-altman-complaints

seanhollister, 6 months ago to random

What did I learn from a fortnight in Fortnite court? Here is my condensed 20-item summary of the nearly 600 dispatches I've written live from the courtroom in Epic v. Google!

Gotta get that TL;DR
https://www.theverge.com/23959932/epic-v-google-trial-antitrust-play-store-fortnite-recap

TodayInTwitter, 7 months ago to random

Hahahahaha.

The wonderful @caseynewton and @zoeschiffer in Platformer today:

> On Blind, a pseudonymous network for discussing workplaces, current and former employees were asked to vote this week on whether X’s product was better or worse than Twitter’s was a year ago. At press time, 79.4 percent of employees said the product was worse.

This is worth $10: https://www.platformer.news/p/twitter-is-dead-and-threads-is-thriving

mmitchell_ai, 8 months ago to random

I really appreciated this thoughtful piece from
@caseynewton . "...Feeds that were once defined by the connections they enabled between human beings will have become something else: a partially synthetic social network."

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/29/23895675/ai-bot-social-network-openai-meta-chatbots

matt, 8 months ago to random

Me: marketing doesn't work on me

Also me: ooh, it's Hard Fork Friday!

cc @caseynewton

davidpierce, 8 months ago to random

I think Artifact is sneakily one of the most interesting new apps in a while — was fun to talk to Kevin Systrom about the whole "TikTok for text" thing, and why we need more places to find cool stuff on the internet https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871561/artifact-links-news-reading-app-tiktok

bart, 9 months ago to random

This gripping, first person coverage of the Burning Man Natural Disaster is going to do for Hard Fork what the first Iraq war did for CNN. @caseynewton https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-fork/id1528594034?i=1000627180561

countcol, 9 months ago to random

I've just bought some anti gloating cream.
I can't wait to rub it in.

schneeks, 10 months ago to random

Really enjoying former Reply All host PJ Vogt’s new show Search Engine. In the latest episode he and @caseynewton discuss what the hell happened to Elon; how did he go from electric cars and rocketships to shitposting and becoming an unofficial proud boy. Found it really insightful as Twitter goes up in flames.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/search-engine/id1614253637?i=1000621870984

joshuatopolsky, 10 months ago to random

I am pleased to tell you that @caseynewton and I did an entire podcast about how badly Elon is blowing it and how cool and nice @zuck is. Enjoy with a cocktail of your choice. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SstcuPAwX4U3IqcfTSLBO?si=SU2Yoxd_R7alk9zRDypNhw (I had to post this on one thousand text based social networks)

chris, 1 year ago to random

The latest @caseynewton Platformer was chilling(er).
Subscribe and support Casey, and be ready for a fight in 2024 hoo boy:

https://www.platformer.news/p/the-platforms-give-up-on-2020-lies

caseynewton, 1 year ago to random

What does “good” coverage of AI mean to you? I wrote about how the disparate views that very smart people have about existential risk are making it hard to calibrate how to cover advancements in artificial intelligence.

https://www.platformer.news/p/why-im-having-trouble-covering-ai