Science Scientists are flocking to Bluesky because of "fewer Nazis" Gail Sherman

music When you listen to Spotify, are you listening to ghost musicians? Ruben Bolling

Culture Spotify uses ghost artists to "shape listening behavior" and avoid paying real ones Rob Beschizza

pets Elizabeth Warren targets private equity in veterinary care Gail Sherman

google Google's AI-enhanced search suggests users add glue to their pizza and eat one small rock a day Natalie Dressed

google What the heck is "&udm=14"? A new search engine strips AI junk from Google results Rob Beschizza

ebooks The business of generating and selling low-quality ebooks Rob Beschizza

google Google Books ingesting the AI-generated rubbish Rob Beschizza

serious business Enshittification is coming for everything Rob Beschizza

tech Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon: made $1bn by manipulating prices, abused monopoly power Rob Beschizza

privacy Philips Hue to make you create an account and log in to adjust your lightbulbs Rob Beschizza

twitter Twitter's "for you" feed will show only paying subscribers Rob Beschizza

books Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now Mark Frauenfelder

politics Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "polarization" Rob Beschizza

language Brain Rot is Oxford's word of the year Rob Beschizza

social media Reddit profitable for first time ever Rob Beschizza

lawsuits Students fight false accusations from AI-detection snake oil Rob Beschizza

streaming Spotify expected to pay out $150M less to musicians after new price increase Thom Dunn

reddit Reddit stock climbs sharply in first day of trading Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Throwback blog delivers an adorable seal daily Grant St. Clair