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Google Just Torched the Credibility of Its Satellite ImagesGoogle Earth was a boon for researchers—and then came the deepfakes.www.theatlantic.com

This isn’t quite the end game but it’s the final seconds of the final quarter of the final game in a best in series playoff of The Game.

Apple will now let you lease an iPhone or a MacBook like you would a car. The new program makes the company’s gadgets seem more affordable than they really are, @damonberes.com argues.

The New iPhone UnderclassApple’s rental program is a trap.bit.ly

I wrote about the new "Apple Upgrade" program, which plans to entice people into *leasing* new devices—perhaps devices they can't truly afford—leading them to stay on a perpetual cycle of monthly payments and upgrades, filtering their most personal data through property that isn't truly theirs. 🎁:

The New iPhone UnderclassApple’s rental program is a trap.www.theatlantic.com

A lot of people are reading AI-generated fiction without realizing it—"stanning" it on TikTok and Instagram, even—though in fairness a lot of people have been doing the same with what might be considered human-written "slop" as well, for quite some time

Is This What Comes After AI Slop?Daggermouth could be the first best-selling novel partly written by a chatbot.www.theatlantic.com

The racist backlash to Chris Nolan’s Odyssey is a kind of stolen valor, an attempt by the right to claim credit for achievements they had nothing to do with in order to justify racial hierarchy in the present. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Fear of Black GreeksWhite people don’t own the accomplishments of ancient Greece.www.theatlantic.com

Tired: Gambling on Polymarket Wired: Insider trading on Polymarket Inspired: Making bets on Polymarket and then manipulating the real world to make them come true www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The ‘Hair-Dryer Incident’ Is Just the StartA new, gonzo style of fraud could be an existential threat to prediction markets.www.theatlantic.com

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In 2020 I wrote about wildfires and the desperation and anxiety a lot of people feel out west feel when the smoke settles in and smothers. Anyhow it led to me going on MSNBC to (animatedly, i guess) talk about it and my friend ended up taking what is the single funniest screen grab of me of all time

Do data centers really use exorbitant amounts of water? The answer is "it depends" in about 10 different ways. (Unlike electricity, to which the answer is an unambiguous "yes.") Here's a lucid and helpful explanation: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... by @matteowong.bsky.social (gift link)

The Truth About AI’s Water UseIt’s complicated—and it might not matter that much.www.theatlantic.com

Over three years of reporting on data centers' energy consumption/emissions, I've tried to steer clear of water concerns because they are about a zillion times thornier than the already immensely complex topic of energy. But when the going gets tough... www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The Truth About AI’s Water UseIt’s complicated—and it might not matter that much.www.theatlantic.com

For @theatlantic.com, I wrote about all the lessons we've learned over the last decade in battling Ebola And how the U.S. appears hellbent on learning them all over again, the hard way. Gift link below: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

The Lessons About Ebola the U.S. Wants to ForgetThe world’s capacity to control the disease has improved in the past decade, but only because of dedicated investment and coordination.www.theatlantic.com