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Operation Choke Point 2.0 Goes MainstreamDec 4
nearly two years after nic carter published his first piece with us on the biden regime’s campaign to kill crypto, operation chokepoint 2.0 has gone mainstream
Brandon Gorrell
Marc Andreessen and the CFPB: Debunking the Debanking DebunkersDec 2
after marc andreessen discussed debanking and ocp 2.0 on joe rogan — and the discourse now at a fever pitch — nic carter breaks down marc's claims, and those of his critics
Nic Carter
Shock UK Regulatory Coup Gives Government Sweeping Control Over US TechNov 26
london’s digital markets, competition and consumers act gives regulators the power to stop any acquisition, anywhere, for basically any reason they want
Ashley Rindsberg
Kalshi Paid Influencers to Target Polymarket CEO After FBI RaidNov 22
kalshi funded influencers to imply its competitor polymarket and CEO shayne coplan were engaged in illegal activity after the fbi raided his apartment, per sources and screenshots we viewed
Mike Solana and Brandon Gorrell
13 Tech Heavyweights Explain the Bitcoin Bull RunNov 15
we asked the biggest names in tech and crypto where bitcoin is headed, and how high it will go — here’s what they said
Mike Solana
Technologies of TranscendenceNov 13
though revolutionary technologies are often thought of as categorically secular, byrne hobart and tobias huber argue that they're actually highly spiritual endeavors
Tobias Huber & Byrne Hobart
Is Technology Destroying Marriage?Nov 12
digital love and companionship tools appear to be driving people apart
Trae Stephens
America is Sleepwalking Into a Permanent DEI Bureaucracy That Regulates AINov 11
regardless of who’s president, america still risks stumbling into an ai policy regime that's worse than the one in the european union — here's how
Dean W. Ball
Taylor Lorenz’s History of Lies Nov 1
this week, former wapo reporter taylor lorenz accused us of regularly posting false information, which we categorically deny, and are following up with a list of lies she’s told online
Neeraja Deshpande
Stripe’s Acquisition of Bridge is a Stroke of GeniusOct 26
controlled by banks, b2b payments account for $120 trillion yearly — compared to stripe’s $1 trillion — with the banks extracting fees every step of the way. what if stripe had a way to disrupt this?
Bridget Harris
Behind the Mask of 𝕏's Anonymous InfluencersOct 25
a group of anonymous 𝕏 accounts are shaping narratives by influencing industry leaders, public intellectuals, and politicians — we asked them how they got here
Kevin Chaiken
How Wikipedia’s Pro-Hamas Editors Hijacked the Israel-Palestine NarrativeOct 24
a powerful group of editors is hijacking wikipedia, pushing pro-palestinian propaganda, erasing key facts about hamas, and reshaping the narrative around israel with alarming influence
Ashley Rindsberg
What Happens When Your City is Deemed Illegal?Oct 18
honduras' new government has reneged on its 50-year commitment to charter cities like próspera. now, the city's founders are waiting to find out if their project will be deemed illegal.
Kevin Chaiken
Wikipedia Editors at War Over Calling UK Grooming Gangs “Moral Panic”Oct 10
we've known for years from mainstream reporting that british-pakistani men perpetrated some of the UK's worst child grooming gang scandals. why is wikipedia now calling it a moral panic?
Kevin Chaiken
How Wikipedia is Becoming a Massive Pay-to-Play SchemeOct 7
a cottage industry of wikipedia editing services has emerged since the site's founding, and powerful brands and notable media outlets are some of its biggest clients
Ashley Rindsberg
Gavin Newsom Vetos Effective Altruism's AI Bill in Win for Silicon ValleySep 29
after making it through california's legislature, effective altruist-backed sb 1047 was defeated after newsom vetoed it on sunday
Brandon Gorrell
Inside the Biden Admin’s Plot to Destroy Silvergate and Debank Crypto for GoodSep 25
new information suggests biden admin regulators deliberately killed off crypto-friendly silvergate in an attempt to decapitate the us crypto industry
Nic Carter
Censorship for ProfitSep 16
inside the quietly growing industry of companies dedicated to fighting “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “narrative attacks,” whose primary customers are western governments and global brands
Ashley Rindsberg
Mad AugustSep 13
a brief recap of the bangers that you may have missed while you were sunning on your yacht
Mike Solana
Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves More Questions Than AnswersSep 9
the telegram ceo’s arrest embodies the white-hot issues of security, censorship, government interference, geopolitics and the manic competition for all-important eyeballs that is the internet today
Ashley Rindsberg
Interview with Palmer Luckey: the Full TranscriptSep 4
palmer luckey on defense contracting, anduril's new weapons factory arsenal, the US industrial base, heretical ideas, the media, and more
Mike Solana
How to Save the World: Sitting Down With Palmer LuckeySep 4
our astronauts are stuck in space, anduril's arsenal-1, US manufacturing, tariffs, google, trump, media, our vanishing internet, palmer's most heretical thoughts, and hope for the future
Mike Solana
How Wikipedia Launders Regime PropagandaAug 29
wikipedia editors churn news articles from an overwhelmingly left-leaning list of “reliable sources” into neutrality-emblazoned fact
Ashley Rindsberg
The Forces Behind Scott Wiener's Steadfast Defense of SB 1047Aug 21
in the face of overwhelming resistance to sb 1047, scott wiener continues to defend effective altruists' position, while mischaracterizing opponents as just the "loudest voices"
Dean W. Ball
Radio Free Britain: a Primer on Free Speech and Social Media in the UKAug 16
a new labour government is flexing its muscles after a decade and a half out of power, during which time the internet grew exponentially, but british control over the internet didn’t
Allen Farrington and Preston Byrne
Groundswell of Opposition to CA’s AI Bill as it Nears VoteAug 13
criticisms of sb 1047 have reached a fever pitch, with academics and politicians joining silicon valley in a rejection of the ambiguous regulatory regime it would impose on the industry
Brandon Gorrell and Riley Nork
Our Vanishing Internet: An Interview with Dr. Larry Sanger Aug 9
wikipedia cofounder dr. larry sanger on the establishment takeover of wikipedia, corporate control of online knowledge, why information disappears from the internet, and more
Mike Solana
A Primer on the Shadowy Global Ad Cabal Quietly Trying to Throttle 𝕏Aug 6
a house judiciary report suggests an advertising cabal organized a boycott of 𝕏 and took similar actions against other websites it deems ideologically problematic
Riley Nork
How the Regime Captured Wikipedia Aug 5
inside the cultural revolution at wikipedia, which pivoted it from a decentralized database of all the world's knowledge to a top-down social activism and advocacy machine
Ashley Rindsberg
The Battle of the BillionairesJul 29
pirate wires #124 // open war in silicon valley — a question of ethics, politics, or status? — trump’s new dance with venture capital, zenefits, and the other side of “going direct”
Mike Solana
How the EU Weaponizes Regulation to Extract Billions from American TechJul 26
for years, the eu has weaponized regulations to extract billions from u.s. tech companies. with their most recent batch of laws, they’ve positioned themselves to destroy tech’s profit margins
Sanjana Friedman
The Conflict of Interest at the Heart of CA’s AI BillJul 19
dan hendrycks, an executive at a firm that co-sponsored scott wiener's ai bill, co-founded an ai safety compliance company that launched on tuesday
Brandon Gorrell
California’s Controversial AI Bill: A Cheat SheetJul 17
sb 1047 is inching closer to the legislative finish line, and will likely pass easily through the chamber — the only question that remains is if newsom will veto it
Sanjana Friedman
Musk: EU Wanted "Illegal Secret Deal" to "Quietly Censor Speech"Jul 12
the european commission wanted 𝕏 to hire a team of people in the eu that would unilaterally oversee the removal of 'misinformation' on the platform, a source with knowledge of the issue told us
Brandon Gorrell
Trade EverythingJul 11
free markets are responsible for our prosperity. let’s build more of them.
Tarek Mansour
Tech’s Merit-Based, Mission-First Job BoardJun 28
a new effort from balaji to curate a meritocracy-focused hiring platform is an antidote to dei
Riley Nork
Is Silicon Valley Shifting To The Right? The Evidence Is WeakJun 19
we looked at thousands of silicon valley power broker political donations over the last decade and compared them to this year — here's what the data says
John Coogan
The Tech Insurgent's Battle for the FutureJun 18
an interview with paul buchheit, the man who built gmail: the story behind his revolutionary product, the gatekeepers’ war against insurgents, and conquering our national decay
Mike Solana
Paul Buchheit, Gmail’s Architect: The Full TranscriptJun 18
paul buchheit on the advent of gmail, insurgents vs. gatekeepers, the future of san francisco, ai, and more
Mike Solana
Asymmetric War: The Founder’s Secret WeaponJun 5
the ceo of aerospace startup hermeus on why having an advantage over the competition isn't enough: you only win by relentlessly creating new asymmetries after you're miles ahead of everyone else
AJ Piplica
Bugman vs. the RobotsMay 31
SB 1047, california’s bill to ban open-source AI, the effective altruists behind the bugman politician responsible, and tech's strange bedfellows
Mike Solana
SF Taxed Fintech Out of the City to Solve Homelessness. 6 Years Later, the Problem's WorseMay 29
the largest tax increase in city history was supposed to reduce homelessness, but 6 years in, their number has only gone up
Sanjana Friedman
The End of Social Media: An Interview With Jack DorseyMay 9
jack dorsey on his exit from bluesky, how twitter lost its way, jack’s strategy for ending censorship forever, new background on the elon saga, and the death of social media as we know it
Mike Solana
Venture Capital’s Space for SheepMay 2
vcs should invest in companies that create hype cycles, rather than those that simply follow them
Trae Stephens
Tech’s #MeToo Architect: The Legacy of Ellen PaoApr 30
even though the former reddit ceo's #metoo lawsuit was a dramatic failure, the press still dubbed her a "feminist hero," as tech's decade-long activist takeover kicked into high gear
Sanjana Friedman
Mission AccomplishedApr 23
google concludes (they promise!) a decade of unhinged activism, brian armstrong’s advice for sundar, DHH on his path to mission-first, and the end of tech’s silent winter
Mike Solana
How a Hater Accelerated My Startup’s Timeline By a Year, OvernightApr 19
a san francisco anti-math zealot's recent attempt to cancel software tutor startup mentava backfired spectacularly — ceo niels hoven is here to tell the complete story
Niels Hoven
NPR’s New CEO Hates Tech, TooApr 17
npr’s ceo has has a near perfect record of ideological opposition to silicon valley, even arguing at oxford in 2018 that the rise of tech ‘empires’ are a net negative for society
Sanjana Friedman
Exit vs. BuildApr 15
you can’t live on the internet, and if you could it would be bad; illusion of the 'global perspective,' 'exit' as the path to failure, and paul graham delves into war with nigeria
Mike Solana
The Primacy of WinningApr 8
palantir cto shyam sankar doesn't build high-performing engineering teams, he wins. here's how.
Shyam Sankar
The California Forever Interview, TranscribedApr 1
the golden state is able to build everything except housing and new walkable communities. jan sramek wants to change that
Mike Solana
Social ContractMar 28
the debate over tiktok’s divestiture reveals a startling decision: trust a standard reading of the bill and ban the spy app, or admit the country has entirely collapsed
Mike Solana
How to Build a City: California ForeverMar 27
a primer on the $900-million project to build a brand new city in the bay area
Devon Zuegel
TikTok’s Spin Doctor Knows Better Than to Tell the TruthMar 21
if you squint, michael beckerman tells you all you need to know about who can see the company’s user data
River Page
TikTok “Ban” — Is X Next?Mar 16
former congressional tech fellow mike wacker argues the government would have to completely abandon legal precedent to use the tiktok divestiture as a precedent for banning X
Mike Wacker
Stability AI Employees Banned From Midjourney. Mar 6
data scraping gone awry triggers backlash, signals escalating conflict in the battle for AI dominance
Sanjana Friedman and Mike Solana
Bill Introduced to Force ByteDance to Sell TikTokMar 5
in a surprise announcement, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill that forces tiktok's parent company to divest american tiktok operations
Sanjana Friedman
Google's Culture of FearMar 4
inside the DEI hivemind that led to gemini's disaster
Mike Solana
Luxury Space Tourism, Powering Fusion with AI, Personal Air Taxis, and MoreMar 2
white pill #43 // space perspective's luxury space capsule, varda's re-entry, petabit discs, wearable robotics, spiral diopters, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
12 Epic Feats of American EngineeringMar 1
as we work at building a better future, let's dig in to how we got to where we are today
Owen Lewis
A Requiem for the Apple Car, Vice.com, and (Not) GmailFeb 29
the industry #25 // apple is sunsetting project titan, vice is closing up shop on their website, sundar responds to gemini, gmail’s false alarm, reddit’s ipo, and other tech links
Riley Nork
The Future is Not Post-IndustrialFeb 24
white pill #42 // techno-industrialist manifesto, odysseus' fate, remotely controlled surgery on the ISS, electron beam welding, microrobots, neuralink updates
Brandon Gorrell
Google's AI Disaster ContinuesFeb 22
the industry 24 // the latest on gemini erasing white people from history and other tech links
Mike Solana
Google's AI Is an Anti-White LunaticFeb 21
google’s AI chatbot just erased white people from human history. a grim (if objectively hilarious) warning for the future
Mike Solana
A Techno-Industrialist ManifestoFeb 21
we need to make manufacturing better, cheaper, and faster through technology. it should be as easy to make physical things as it is to make software. the end.
Aaron Slodov
Back to the MoonFeb 17
white pill #41 // a new UV space telescope, lab grown meat, bioluminescent petunias, new rice that has beef, sora, underwater robots, 3d printed cartilage, chernobyl dogs, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
Reading Ancient Roman Scrolls with AIFeb 10
white pill #40 // identifying bacteria for mars, autonomous space robotics, a new venus mission, black hole energy, the herculaneum scrolls, fusion news, custom brain tissue on demand, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
Over the TargetFeb 6
pirate wires #112 // three years following 'extract or die,' the city goes to war with YC's garry tan, inadvertently revealing a path to victory for the "tech elite"
Mike Solana
Printing Metal in Low Earth OrbitFeb 3
white pill #39 // 3d printing metal in low earth orbit, new spiral galaxy spics, lichen on the outside of the ISS, the first human gets neuralink, longevity for dogs, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
"Is This Legal?" Feb 2
meet the company that powers silicon valley's race- and gender-based hiring goals
River Page
Crypto RumblingsJan 31
the industry #22 // the future of crypto, mark cuban vs. Title VII, elon’s payday in jeopardy, taylor swift deepfakes, tech links
Mike Solana
Wireheading CityJan 30
a plan to save democracy by ending homelessness, reducing the prison population, and creating the first american city that provides universal basic income
George Hotz
The New Water on MarsJan 27
white pill #38 // a fda-approved handheld cancer sensor, massive martian water ice deposit, hydrofoil boat, nanoscale electromotor, insulin capsule set for human trials next year, and more
Brandon Gorrell
A Very Silly UnionJan 25
the industry #21 // california’s new city goes to a vote, more media establishment collapse, milei’s trojan horse davos speech, tech links
Mike Solana
Our Interview With Bryan Johnson, Transcribed in FullJan 24
a lightly edited transcript of bryan johnson and mike solana's discussion about bryan's life's work: DON'T DIE.
Mike Solana
Welcome to Pirate WiresJan 24
subscribe, or die.
Mike Solana
DON’T DIE: An Interview with Bryan JohnsonJan 24
bryan johnson is trying to defeat the human aging process. everyone on the internet hates him for it. he has never been happier.
Mike Solana
Inside Anduril’s Comms Strategy: 10 Rules for Mission-Driven FoundersJan 23
lulu cheng meservey shares the never-before-revealed playbook that shaped Anduril’s early communication strategy and helped its founders turn the company from black sheep to household name
Lulu Cheng Meservey
Big Ring in the SkyJan 20
white pill #37 // what's up with the theoretically impossible big ring in the sky, diving into laser technology, images from comet 67p, nuclear batteries, cancer-curing nanobots, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
Casey Newton: Nazi HunterJan 18
the industry #20 // the platformer's righteous substack exit, davos off to a predictable start, DEI airliner edition, tech media clown car headlines, tech links
Mike Solana
Magic IslandsJan 13
white pill #36 // nasa's full-scale rotating detonating rocket engine, floating islands on titan's methane lakes, spacex's 2024 plans, lockheed's x-59 reveal, origami-inspired composites, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
Light SpeedJan 6
white pill #35 // sending data at light speed, autonomous gram-scale swarms over interstellar distances, mosquito gene drives, molecular jackhammers, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
Thank God for El SegundoDec 19
rockets, robots, nuclear power: america's hard-tech renaissance in southern california, a paradise for engineers, and the industry's frontier
Scott Nolan
DARPA's Plans to Kickstart the Lunar EconomyDec 16
white pill #34 // darpa's moonshot, nasa's eyes, a real-life medical tricorder prototype, self-replicating dna nanomachines, fun stuff, and quite a bit more
Brandon Gorrell
Reject Doomerism!!Dec 9
white pill #33 // millions of theoretically possible new materials, less error-prone qubits, huge advance in ivf embryo screening (seriously), laser bone saws, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
Centrifugal ForceDec 2
white pill #32 // centrifuge experiment on ISS, gamma-ray hit, starship launch no. 2, mach diamonds, femtosecond lasers, pulsed fusion energy, fun stuff.
Brandon Gorrell
Thot Police: Forbes Has Doxed Beff JezosDec 2
pirate wires #109 // benign, moderately popular "yay technology" guy or secret alt-right puppet master? the former of course, but who cares about the truth? this is information war.
Mike Solana
The White Pill Holiday Gift Guide Nov 28
give the gift of a white pill this season
Brandon Gorrell
OpenAI, the Complete Story: Corporate Giants, Religious Fanatics, and Chaos in the Heart of TechNov 22
pirate wires #108 // sam altman fired, sam altman hired: the complete story of openAI's board disaster, breakdown of the cult that caused it, and three cheers for total corporate hegemony
Mike Solana
The Earth's PulseNov 18
white pill #31 // wooden satellites, starship launch no. 2, a real-ish time promptable video-to-art generator, no-code robots, skin printing, japanese baby island
Brandon Gorrell
The World’s Largest Fusion Experiment Just Turned OnNov 11
white pill #30 // martian lava tubes, the world's first successful eye transplant, extracting hydrocarbon energy from air, and lots of fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
Palmer Luckey Saves the WorldNov 11
new threats on the horizon, subterranean war and the challenge of gaza, troubleshooting the next pandemic, manufacturing, chips, trade, international contracting, and the business of defense
Mike Solana
Definitely Watch Scavenger's ReignNov 4
white pill #29 // buried relics of theia, off-world mammalian reproduction, synthesizing hydrocarbons from thin air, airships, and notes on hbo's scavenger's reign
Brandon Gorrell
Techno-Optimists OnlyOct 28
white pill #28 // asteroid mining, a planet of rivers, a techno-optimist manifesto, electric salt, artificial skin, fun stuff
Brandon Gorrell
19 Scientists Who Have Saved the Most LivesOct 27
as we work at building a better future, let's dig in to how we got to where we are today
Owen Lewis
How Much Snow Does Mars Get?Oct 14
white pill #27 // herculaneum scrolls, neutron star collision, laser lightning rods, ai earthquake prediction, gene therapy for deafness, cyberpunk vespa
Brandon Gorrell
The Possibility of a Warp Drive NarrowsOct 7
white pill #26 // new CERN science on antimatter has implications for warp drives, a significant development in ai, an absolutely beautiful short film about space hotels, and more
Brandon Gorrell
Reality Asserts Itself at a Women's Tech ConferenceOct 3
large groups of men said they were non-binary so they could invade a women's tech conference. why were the organizers surprised when it happened?
Sanjana Friedman
The Future Is Starting to Look Like the FutureSep 30
white pill #25 // the metaverse is back, we now have ai with eyes, ears, and voice, we've officially mined an asteroid, and we're one step closer to the electrification of the us vehicle fleet
Brandon Gorrell
The Costs of Europe’s GDPR RegimeAug 28
the eu’s approach to regulating tech discourages both innovation and competition — and now brussels has its targets set on ai
Brian Chau
Peter Thiel: The Diversity Myth, A RetrospectiveAug 18
my interview with peter thiel, and reflections on ‘the diversity myth’ thirty years later; stagnation, from science and economics to faith and politics; and back to the future
Mike Solana
Media Malfeasance on the MetaverseJul 7
by all accounts, the metaverse has not delivered on its hype, but a recent piece in the nation does a shockingly bad job reporting on it
Nick Russo
X's Final Boss: Zuckerberg Wages WarJul 6
pirate wires #100 // meta goes to war with twitter, threads' meteoric rise, a battle for the heart of amphetamine-crazed shitposters, and the future of american speech
Mike Solana
Hallucinations in AIJul 3
everything you think you know about AI has been told to you by someone with an incentive to lie (and mostly to themselves)
John Luttig
DC’s DEI “Experts” Shaping AI’s FutureJun 30
members of biden’s ai advisory committee NAIAC say they’re concerned about bias in AI, a problem so fake one member had to cite a debunked story in her congressional testimony
River Page
DominionJun 9
pirate wires #97 // my trillion-dollar infrastructure bill includes a plan to gene-drive burmese pythons off the american continent — for good (the moral case for changing planet earth)
Mike Solana
Let's Talk About Glow-in-the-Dark Animals, Plants, and FungiMay 19
guest owen lewis dives into the interesting, psychedelic world of glow-in-the-dark species, science, and tech
Owen Lewis
Sam Altman Suggests AI Licensing Regime In Senate AI HearingMay 16
today's senate hearing was a somewhat nuanced discussion in which everyone present kept saying we need to regulate ai
Brandon Gorrell
Lemon8 Is for the (Hot, Rich) GirliesApr 27
i am a demigoddess, and you can be too // or, the unobtainable, and how to obtain it
Nick Russo
Against SafetyismApr 17
why safetyism — and not climate change or artificial intelligence — has become one of the biggest existential risks facing humanity
Tobias Huber & Byrne Hobart
Robots are RacistApr 6
pirate wires #94 // breaking down the work of our media’s favorite AI ethicist, our last defense against the tech bros' genocidal superintelligence (not a thing, but ok LOL we're digging in)
Mike Solana
Compression Prompts Reveal GPT's "Hidden Languages"Apr 5
compression prompts may reveal a magic key to latent worlds within gpt
Brandon Gorrell
The TikTok Power Broker IndexApr 5
tiktok has been quietly hiring powerful d.c. insiders, including former staffers for biden, obama, hillary, pelosi, buttigieg, mccain, mccarthy, paul ryan, and adam schiff
Nick Russo
With GPT-4, OpenAI Is Deliberately Slow Walking To AGIMar 30
there are indications openai has intentionally limited gpt's power in an attempt to manage agi 'take-off' risks
Jon Stokes
"Ja Rule" "Signed" The AI Open Letter TodayMar 29
but last night, the non-profit that published the letter told us they had "tightened our vetting process" for signatories
Brandon Gorrell
Elon Musk Signs Open Letter To Pause "Giant AI Experiments"Mar 28
if the companies working on these LLMs won't do it, the letter says the government should step in
Brandon Gorrell
TikTok “For You” Page Flooded With Pro-Chew Content In Wake Of HearingsMar 27
the relationship between social media ceos and their users is almost always contentious, except on tiktok this week, where we’re witnessing a strange, obsequious and horny display
River Page
Follow the Money: TikTok's DefendersMar 25
many of the loudest voices have financial ties to the company
Nick Russo
Coinbase "Willing To Do Anything" To Be Regulated By SECMar 23
a recap of coinbase's twitter space on the wells enforcement today
Brandon Gorrell
You Can Run Alpaca Locally, Even If You Can't CodeMar 21
run stanford's language model on your mac with a relative few simple steps — you don't need to be a developer to do it
Brandon Gorrell
GPT-4 Prompt Tries To Generate Fundamentally New KnowledgeMar 19
by asking for an explanation for any poorly understood phenomena that humans have a hard time explaining, GPT is forced to create novel hypotheses
Brandon Gorrell
Tech's Perfect StormMar 14
bank bust fallout, fed steps in, scapegoating tech, an existential threat of bi-partisan populist nihilism, and a brief note on getting your act together
Mike Solana
GPT-4 Scores Near 90th Percentile For Bar, LSAT, SAT, And AP ExamsMar 14
these are huge advances from the llm's previous version, gpt 3.5
Brandon Gorrell
Prince Harry Shows Up In The Twitter FilesMar 9
prince harry commissioned the aspen institute's commission on information disorder's final report on social media and disinformation
Brandon Gorrell
The Myth of the Snap Drug CartelMar 8
hundreds of unsuspecting adolescents have died after buying fentanyl-laced pills on snapchat. grieving parents are demanding action from the company, but will a safer snapchat save our children?
Nick Russo
The Kia Boy Crime WaveFeb 25
kids are stealing cars in historic numbers, bragging about it online, and taunting their victims. the police are basically helpless.
Nick Russo
None Of The AI Text Detector Tools Work, Not Even OpenAI’sFeb 22
the viral screenshots of chatbots saying bizarre and frightening stuff are impossible to authenticate
Brandon Gorrell
It’s a chat bot, KevinFeb 20
pirate wires #90 // the new york times' 10,000 word conversation with bing AI, but really itself; a ground-breaking act of public masturbation unpacked, examined, debated, savored, cherished
Mike Solana
The AI-Generated, Never-Ending Seinfeld Twitch Stream, ExplainedFeb 4
using a combination of ai tools, a twitch creator has been streaming an endless Seinfeld-like episode, and now tens of thousands of people are watching it
Brandon Gorrell
Chaos (A Future History of Artificial Intelligence)Jan 10
pirate wires #87 // giant sexy neon glowing lawyer bots, the problem of alignment, and my army of shitposting clones
Mike Solana
The Twitter Whistleblower Everyone's IgnoringDec 16
this july, twitter's former head of security released a shocking whistleblower report that includes allegations as damning as the contents of the Twitter Files—if not worse
Avid Halaby
The Fifth EstateDec 13
pirate wires #85 // summary and analysis of the twitter files, a dangerous alliance of powers, and technology's nature brings the industry home
Mike Solana
Tech Civil WarNov 30
pirate wires #84 // legendary media meltdown the night that twitter died (it didn't die), the girl who cried stochastic terrorism, and titans of tech at war
Mike Solana
Twitter Vs. The CathedralNov 20
every iteration of the FTX story was broken by accounts like @AutismCapital, while nyt and other mainstream outlets obscured, downplayed, and denied the degree to which SBF screwed everyone over
Brandon Gorrell
Is Twitter's Birdwatch Fact Checking the Fact Checkers?Nov 4
holy shit that fact check
River Page
What Did You Get Done This Week?Oct 4
pirate wires #79 // a full primer on the elon twitter saga, a secret world of billionaire texts EXPOSED, media distortion, and yes he bought the company (again (maybe))
Mike Solana
Hostile Environment: Tech’s DEI DisasterAug 8
an exploration of the unhinged workplace culture gripping the halls of our country’s most important companies
Liz Wolfe
Elon Takes TwitterApr 28
the power class claims musk is a supervillain. the truth is simpler: he wants free speech. they don't.
Mike Solana
RorschachDec 20
technology is a mirror: a few thoughts on the singularity, and seeing ourselves in artificial intelligence
Mike Solana
"We have to stand for sanity." An interview with Chris Best, founder of SubstackNov 15
diagnosing our "attention-monster social media," fighting back against our would-be censors, strategy for success, and doubling-down on free speech
Mike Solana
Lock the DoorsOct 19
pirate wires #55 // nuclear fallout from chappelle's most boring netflix special ever, activist insanity, tech execs push back, and brian armstrong's new way forward
Mike Solana
BombshellOct 4
pirate wires #54 // instagram's suicide farm, media distortion, and navigating three weeks of facebook hysteria
Mike Solana
The Crime of CuriositySep 14
banned from youtube for sharing footage of his work on a covid vaccine, josiah zayner makes the case for the average person's right to self and science
Josiah Zayner, PhD
Inside Silicon Valley’s Dangerous Game of Occasionally Not EatingFeb 5
science, culture, and a journey through the world of fasting
Sasha Chapin
JumpJun 8
Back in elementary school a ‘scientific theory’ hit the playground that blew my mind: if every person in China jumped at the same time…
Mike Solana