FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for using NSA collections(techdirt.com)

348 points by repelsteeltje 2 years ago | 94 comments

Techdirt article on FBI Director Wray admitting the agency rarely has probable cause when performing backdoor searches of NSA Section 702 collections.

'AI' Is Supercharging Our Broken Healthcare System's Worst Tendencies(techdirt.com)

154 points by rntn 2 years ago | 100 comments

The UK's Teen Social Media Ban Is Political Theater, Not Child Safety Policy(techdirt.com)

102 points by hn_acker 4 months ago | 87 comments

Paramount, Warner Bros Formally Merge, Form Giant Mountain of Disastrous Debt(techdirt.com)

21 points by cdrnsf 19 days ago | 1 comments

Techdirt article by Karl Bode criticizing the completed $110 billion Paramount–Warner Bros merger under Skydance and its $82 billion debt load.

California Town Says Flock Cameras Misread License Plates 71% of the Time(techdirt.com)

14 points by hn_acker 2 months ago | 0 comments

The Wyden Siren Goes Off Again: We’ll Be “Stunned” By What the NSA Is Doing(techdirt.com)

476 points by cf100clunk 7 months ago | 140 comments

Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden warning that Americans will be stunned when a secret NSA interpretation of FISA Section 702 is declassified.

Zuckerberg's Meta Takes Down No Kings Instagram During Protest Day(meidasnews.com)

392 points by DeepLogin 8 days ago | 200 comments

MeidasNews article reporting that Meta took down the No Kings Instagram account during a nationwide protest day; the page shows an access-restricted bot block.

Nobody knows how to build with AI yet(worksonmymachine.substack.com)

475 points by Stwerner 1 year ago | 368 comments

Scott Werner's Substack essay arguing nobody yet knows how to build software with AI, drawing on building Protocollie in four days without touching the code.

Private equity is devouring the U.S. economy(theatlantic.com)

359 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 401 comments

An Atlantic Ideas essay by Rogé Karma arguing private equity now controls about one-fifth of the U.S. market, largely invisible to investors, media, and regulators.

Tokens are getting more expensive(ethanding.substack.com)

341 points by admp 1 year ago | 230 comments

Substack essay by Ethan Ding arguing that AI token usage costs are rising and cheaper models won't save consumer AI subscription margins, citing Claude Code and Windsurf.

No one wants to talk to your chatbot(lucas-mcgregor.medium.com)

354 points by cratermoon 3 years ago | 170 comments

A Medium essay by Lucas McGregor arguing that users don't want to interact with company chatbots.

Tech companies shouldn't be bullied into doing surveillance(eff.org)

408 points by pseudolus 8 months ago | 122 comments

EFF Deeplinks article by Matthew Guariglia arguing tech companies should not be pressured by government into conducting surveillance.