Earlier this month, Anthropic announced that future versions of Claude will generate text that includes watermarks showing it was AI-generated. At the time, Anthropic did not explain how this would work, leaving us to speculate on the podcast: Would it somehow encode this into the text? Include invisible characters? Do ...
Day: August 18, 2026
X’s Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study FindsX’s Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
X’s algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The paper, titled Value misalignment of X’s feed algorithm is a reflection of value tensions in engagement, found that the site’s ...
The National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are PissedThe National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed
The National Park Service (NPS), the agency tasked with managing the U.S. national parks and monuments, has purchased Flock cameras and had them installed at parks including in Yosemite. Current and former NPS rangers are not happy about it. “Flock protects property, not people or parks. People should be free ...
A safer bet for AI-hungry investorsA safer bet for AI-hungry investors
OpenAI’s announcement yesterday that it will help build what could be the largest fossil-fired power plant in the US shows the scale that Big Tech and its financiers are chasing in the AI energy race. But the risk that such projects could turn into multibillion-dollar boondoggles has some Wall Street ...
Hormuz limbo is now global oil’s top riskHormuz limbo is now global oil’s top risk
Amena’s view More than 170 days into the war between the US and Iran, one thing has become clear: Tehran is not prepared to let go of its leverage in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump may claim that the US controls the waterway, but oil flows remain far ...
China needs another Zhu RongjiChina needs another Zhu Rongji
Andy’s view The hallmark of Zhu Rongji, the former Chinese premier who died last week, was his fearless energy. “I have prepared 100 coffins,” he declared at the outset of his tenure, “99 for corrupt officials and one for myself.” For the nation’s workers, Zhu’s no-holds-barred assault on recalcitrant bureaucrats ...
Nine primary races to watchNine primary races to watch
The News The star of Tuesday’s primaries is President Donald Trump’s adopted home state, where outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to redraw congressional maps. With that, DeSantis fired the starting gun for ambitious Republicans to seek new safe-looking seats, simultaneously retiring Tampa- and Orlando-area Democrats who are now competing ...
Why the White House torched Jon OssoffWhy the White House torched Jon Ossoff
The White House hit back hard — for a reason — after Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., targeted close Trump aide Natalie Harp over the weekend. President Donald Trump called Ossoff a “Pee-Wee Herman look-alike,” while communications director Steven Cheung dubbed the senator “the biggest cuck loser in politics” on X. ...
Samira’s story: the Sudanese refugee who has known no peace since she was 10Samira’s story: the Sudanese refugee who has known no peace since she was 10
Since civil war first reached her village in 2003, Samira has been displaced seven times, enduring devastating losses and injuries along the way Every morning, she spreads small piles of rice and spices on an aluminium tray in the market of Korsi refugee camp. Some of it comes from her ...
UK ‘supports Ukraine 100%’, Burnham says, after Russia’s drone warningUK ‘supports Ukraine 100%’, Burnham says, after Russia’s drone warning
Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war by supplying British-made drones as the prime minister vows to support Kyiv in its “hour of need”. ...