Tech
Downtown murals of Iryna Zarutska are right-wing dogwhistles
Funded by tech CEOs, the outdoor displays amplify racist rhetoric under the guise of memorializing a Ukrainian refugee killed last summer
A $2.1 billion tweet: Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors
A San Francisco jury found the Tesla CEO liable for $2.1 billion in damages over tweets
Elon Musk threatened to go ‘World War III until the end of time’ on Twitter’s board
As the jury deliberates a verdict in the fraud trial brought by shareholders of the social media platform, their decision may hinge on one lawyer’s testimony
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative sued for gender discrimination by director
The lawsuit alleges women at the company were paid less and systemically tasked with menial labor
‘When you land in Vegas, it feels like this’: Gambling on the future of gaming at GDC
Video games offering cash payouts are on the rise, and developers are betting that they’ll spread
Reclaiming em dashes — and other battles in the AI age
Plus, the White House ruins Wii Sports
Brewster Kahle’s Memory Palace
In a time when everyone from the Trump administration to the companies serving up your daily doomscroll wants to erase the past, the Internet Archive refuses to forget
Finally, a defense of brainrot
It’s a modern virtue, so says an AI exec. Plus, send me tips about the gaming industry
Former Twitter CFO takes the stand in Federal Court
Ned Segal, now a high-ranking City Hall official, offered his buttoned-up version of the months leading to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform
