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Sam Altman’s second thoughts
by Casey Newton on April 14, 2026OpenAI’s CEO is asking the public to lower the temperature on AI. But who turned it up in the first place?
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Meta has a new model
by Casey Newton on April 10, 2026Nine months after an expensive overhaul, the company says it's back in the AI race — but the race keeps getting faster
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Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled
by Casey Newton on April 7, 2026The company says it has built its most dangerous model yet. Can its coalition of internet companies fix the internet before others catch up?
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OpenAI is getting weird again
by Casey Newton on April 6, 2026A strange purchase, executive reshuffling and a New Yorker investigation are raising questions ahead of an IPO
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Exclusive: Meta has discussed ending funding to the Oversight Board
by Casey Newton on April 2, 2026Shifting priorities and budget pressures could bring an end to the company’s experiment in independent governance, sources say
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Can you have child safety and Section 230, too?
by Casey Newton on April 1, 2026The verdicts in last week’s social media trials have alarmed open-internet advocates. But it’s possible to regulate platform design while also protecting speech
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Mark Zuckerberg is doing content moderation again
by Casey Newton on March 31, 2026Meta’s CEO said he didn't want to be the speech police. Then he texted Elon Musk
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Spotify takes on its doppelgänger problem
by Casey Newton on March 25, 2026The company is taking new steps to stop AI impersonation — but across the internet, the problem continues to grow. PLUS: Anthropic in court, and Meta loses in New Mexico
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Following: Elon tried to tank Twitter
by Casey Newton on March 24, 2026PLUS: the White House's new AI agenda
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Meta's new support bot probably can't get you your account back
by Casey Newton on March 20, 2026The company's new support chatbot is better than what came before — but still missing the one feature that millions are clamoring for
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Why Meta is retreating from encryption
by Casey Newton on March 17, 2026In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore
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I have been released from my responsibilities as an unwilling editor for Grammarly
by Casey Newton on March 13, 2026Some overdue reflections by its CEO, and a class-action lawsuit, bring an end to “expert review”
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Bluesky changes course
by Casey Newton on March 11, 2026Jay Graber built something impressive but stagnant. Can a new CEO get it growing again?
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Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it
by Casey Newton on March 10, 2026The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?
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Where does Anthropic go from here?
by Casey Newton on March 4, 2026Shunned by the government, and newly appealing to consumers, the company is at a crossroads
