Casey Newton - Platformer Independent reporting on AI, social platforms, and the people shaping technology.
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How AI agents "radicalized" a top Meta exec into quitting her job
by Casey Newton on August 28, 2026
Clara Shih on how AI will soon displace the first few rungs on the career ladder — and why she left Big Tech to do something about it
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Meta settles with the states over child safety failures
by Casey Newton on August 27, 2026
Will significant changes to Facebook and Instagram be enough to beat back a global wave of bans?
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The website that created an AI clone of its editor in chief
by Casey Newton on August 21, 2026
Every CEO Dan Shipper on doubling headcount while automating everything, building an agent out of 30,000 copyedits, and the “dirty secret” of writing with AI
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An LLM wiki changed how I work
by Casey Newton on August 19, 2026
And everything else I learned about productivity this year
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Town's CEO on the self-organizing company
by Casey Newton on August 14, 2026
Jean-Denis Greze on AI assistants, building a better corporate workspace, and avoiding "egg on face"
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Superintelligence is a dragon
by Casey Newton on August 11, 2026
What Mark Zuckerberg misunderstands about powerful AI
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Replit’s CEO on building a company that can run itself
by Casey Newton on August 7, 2026
Amjad Masad on the "self-driving company," why a CEO is a glorified router, and what's left for humans when agents do the work
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Notes on the third era of slop
by Casey Newton on August 4, 2026
Some platforms are turning against AI-generated content. Others are embracing it. What gives?
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This AI notetaker won't sell surveillance to your boss
by Casey Newton on July 30, 2026
Granola CEO Chris Pedregal on invisible AI bots, the coming fight over who sees your transcripts, and why he turns down the companies that ask for them
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A big week for AI denialism
by Casey Newton on July 28, 2026
In the wake of OpenAI’s cyberattack against Hugging Face, few seem ready to acknowledge the implications
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Congress proposes an AI kill switch
by Casey Newton on July 24, 2026
As more details emerge about OpenAI's cyberattack against Hugging Face, lawmakers are taking an interest. PLUS: Meta's cynical new ad + "pervert glasses" damage control
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The case for making your own apps
by Casey Newton on July 22, 2026
Glaze's Thomas Paul Mann on disposable software, the SaaS apocalypse, and why half the software you use in a few years will be something you made. PLUS: OpenAI's rogue model, and the distillation debate
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China has a new top model
by Casey Newton on July 17, 2026
Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 is very good — but the hype may be getting ahead of reality. (For now.)
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The man who tried 200 to-do apps has some advice about AI
by Casey Newton on July 14, 2026
The Verge's David Pierce kicks off our new series on staying productive in the AI era — starting with why you should stop trying to stay ahead
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The loudest warning about AI and jobs yet
by Casey Newton on July 14, 2026
200 economists and AI leaders say something big is happening. What should we do about it? Plus: Apple sues OpenAI




