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Netflix launches VOID, a visual language model that can erase objects from a scene and simulate the behavior of remaining objects without them (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 6, 2026

Thomas Claburn / The register: Netflix launches VOID, a visual language model capable of erasing objects from a scene and…

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Prediction market bets decided on linguistic technicalities reveal how difficult it is to turn language into a binary market, with payoffs dependent on a single word (Christopher Beam/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 28, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Why OpenAI killed Sora, did Apple just save Siri?, Meta’s big loss The Big Technology…

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OpenAI is working with G42 to create a UAE-friendly ChatGPT version that takes into account local language, political perspectives and speech restrictions (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 6, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Elon Musk’s mega-merger + We’re testing Google’s Project Genie + What’s next for Moltbook Creator The…

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Preply, a language learning marketplace founded in Ukraine, raised a $150 million Series D led by WestCap at a valuation of $1.2 billion; the startup has an office of 150 people in kyiv (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 21, 2026

Anna Heim / TechCrunch: Preply, a language learning marketplace founded in Ukraine, raised a $150 million Series D led by…

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Anthropic details the “helper axis,” a pattern of neural activity in language models that governs their default identity and helpful behavior (Anthropic)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The PM’s Non-Technical Guide to Building with Cursor | Zevi Arnovitz (Meta) Interviews with world-class product…

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A look at various quirks of AI-generated prose, mostly influenced by "overfitting" in AI models, as humans increasingly imitate AI language in writing and speaking (Sam Kriss/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 6, 2025

Sam Kriss / New York Times: A look at various quirks of AI-generated prose, primarily influenced by the “overlearning” of…

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GitHub claims that TypeScript overtook Python and JavaScript in August 2025 to become the most used language among its more than 180 million developers; India added 5.2 million developers in 2025 (The GitHub Blog)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 30, 2025

The GitHub blog: GitHub claims that TypeScript overtook Python and JavaScript in August 2025 to become the most used language…

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In one experiment, ChatGPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp expressed Western secular and liberal values regardless of question language (Kelsey Piper/The Argument)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 22, 2025

Kelsey Piper / The argument: In one experiment, ChatGPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp expressed Western secular and liberal values,…

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Relace, which creates specialized tools and language models to help AI agents code faster for clients like Lovable and Figma, raised a $23 million Series A round led by a16z (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 8, 2025

Stephanie Palazzolo / The information: Relace, which creates specialized tools and language models to help AI agents code faster for…

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Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is launching its first product, Tinker, an API for fine language models, in private beta version with the support for Qwen and Llama (Will Knight / Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 1, 2025

Will Knight / Cable:: Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab launches its first product, Tinker, an API for fine language models,…

US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

PNG-Australia defense treaty creates jobs, poses risks amid growing Chinese influence – Radio Free Asia

Sino-US competition for rare earths triggers Pacific seabed mining project near Guam – Radio Free Asia

North Korean hackers offer $70,000 per month to act as front – Radio Free Asia

Lucid Appoints Auto Industry Outsider as CEO, Expands Uber Deal

Anthropic Mythos reveals “more vulnerabilities” to cyberattacks

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Jamie Raskin just took a big step forward on the 25th Amendment

Eric Swalwell shows his lack of character in his resignation statement

Senator Reuben Gallego calls for Eric Swalwell to be expelled from Congress

Trump turning into Jesus revealed the depths of his madness

Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the crypto exchange has confidentially filed for an IPO in the United States; it was valued at $13.3 billion this month, down from a peak of $20 billion in late 2025 (Cory Schouten/Semafor)

Google launches Skills, repeatable AI prompts that users can perform in Chrome with a keyboard shortcut; users can configure their own skills or choose from over 50 presets (Reece Rogers/Wired)

Anthropic names Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board, its second addition to the board in recent months, as it eyes an IPO and continues its healthcare efforts (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

Chinese chipmaker YMTC plans to build two additional factories in addition to one to be completed in 2026, doubling its production capacity (Reuters)

Google calls “back button hijacking” malicious, saying sites that interfere with a browser’s back button function could be demoted in search starting in June (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Browsing: language

Netflix launches VOID, a visual language model that can erase objects from a scene and simulate the behavior of remaining objects without them (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Prediction market bets decided on linguistic technicalities reveal how difficult it is to turn language into a binary market, with payoffs dependent on a single word (Christopher Beam/Bloomberg)

OpenAI is working with G42 to create a UAE-friendly ChatGPT version that takes into account local language, political perspectives and speech restrictions (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Preply, a language learning marketplace founded in Ukraine, raised a $150 million Series D led by WestCap at a valuation of $1.2 billion; the startup has an office of 150 people in kyiv (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)

Anthropic details the “helper axis,” a pattern of neural activity in language models that governs their default identity and helpful behavior (Anthropic)

A look at various quirks of AI-generated prose, mostly influenced by "overfitting" in AI models, as humans increasingly imitate AI language in writing and speaking (Sam Kriss/New York Times)

GitHub claims that TypeScript overtook Python and JavaScript in August 2025 to become the most used language among its more than 180 million developers; India added 5.2 million developers in 2025 (The GitHub Blog)

In one experiment, ChatGPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp expressed Western secular and liberal values regardless of question language (Kelsey Piper/The Argument)

Relace, which creates specialized tools and language models to help AI agents code faster for clients like Lovable and Figma, raised a $23 million Series A round led by a16z (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is launching its first product, Tinker, an API for fine language models, in private beta version with the support for Qwen and Llama (Will Knight / Wired)