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The must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 AI can now translate your voice in real-time during meetings
It’s part of Microsoft’s drive to push more AI into its products, but how well it works in the wild remains to be seen. (WP $)
+ Apple is having less success on that front, at least if its AI notification summaries are anything to go by. (The Atlantic $)
2 Anyone can buy data tracking US soldiers in Germany
And the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.(Wired $)
+ It’s shockingly easy to buy sensitive data about US military personnel. (MIT Technology Review)
3 Bluesky now has over 20 million users 📈
Its user base has tripled in the last three months. (Engadget)
+ Truth Social, on the other hand, is not doing quite so well. (WP $)
+ The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of social. (MIT Technology Review)
4 How Google created a culture of concealment
It’s been preparing for antitrust action for over a decade, enforcing a policy where employees delete messages by default. (NYT $)
+ The company reacted angrily to reports it may be forced to sell Chrome. (BBC)
5 Project 2025 is already infiltrating the Trump administration
Despite repeated denials, it’s clearly a blueprint for his next term. (Vox)
+ A hacker reportedly gained access to damaging testimonies about Matt Gaetz, his pick to be attorney general. (NYT $)
6 Quantum computers hit a major milestone for error-free calculation
This is a crucial part of making them useful for real-world tasks. (New Scientist $)
7 Technology is changing political speech
Slogans are becoming less effective. Now it’s more about saying different things to different audiences. (New Yorker $)
8 Lab-grown foie gras, anyone?
This could be the cultivated meat industry’s future: as a luxury product for the few. (Wired $)
9 Niantic is using Pokémon Go player data to build an AI navigation system
If it works, it could unlock some amazing capabilities in AR, robotics and beyond. (404 Media)
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