Staff writer on science, tech, and health at The Atlantic covering AI. Signal @matteowong.52
"The biggest giveaway was when Witkoff explained that Trump had become interested in the crypto project because “Barron was getting active with meme coins” — but pronounced it “me-me” coins." great reporting and read: nymag.com/intelligence...
The Billionaire Blowing the Whistle on Donald Trump’s Crypto ShopWorld Liberty Financial has put $800 million in the president’s pocket. Justin Sun made a huge investment — and was shocked by what he saw.nymag.comTragic, uplifting, brilliant, and beautiful, you must read every word in Vann's new feature: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Return of the MonarchAfter years of decline, butterfly populations are rising—for now.www.theatlantic.comTaps sign www.anthropic.com/news/investi...
Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluationsIn a review of our cybersecurity evaluation transcripts, we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environmen...www.anthropic.comThe AtlanticIncidents such as leaked Claude chats can no longer be written off as AI growing pains—they indicate a wider industry problem, @matteowong.bsky.social argues:
One would think that prerequisite to AI utopia would be a decently reliable consumer-facing AI product www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The AI Industry Keeps Breaking the InternetSo this is Utopia?www.theatlantic.com"This includes $2.40 billion of charges related to legal proceedings and $1.18 billion of severance expenses in connection with the May 2026 headcount reduction." investor.atmeta.com/investor-new...
Meta Reports Second Quarter 2026 ResultsMeta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. "AI is accelerating our core business today, powering our next generation of products, and ope...investor.atmeta.comThe logical conclusion of the AI race is OpenAI gets into HVAC as its primary business and Google starts hydraulic fracturing. Some version of this is already well under way www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest AdvantageIn the data-center age, the business of tech companies is more like oil-refining than coding.www.theatlantic.comOver 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"...a way for the artist to tie herself to the ancients and to history—to the living and the dead, to death and rebirth, to the common fate of every body. Mortality was among Mendieta’s subjects, just as water, fire, earth, and air were among her materials." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Ana Mendieta, the Body ArtistFour decades after her death, her bold innovations are finally coming into focus.www.newyorker.com"There is a version of human beauty that exists alongside, underneath, and entirely separate from today’s warped ideal—a version that emerges simply from immanence"
The New YorkerAs cosmetic procedures become both more invisible and more extreme, our connection to reality is fraying. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
well well if it isn't Jacob Stern in The Atlantic!! www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Sports Overload Is HereMore games are a good thing—up to a point.www.theatlantic.comS&P downgrades Oracle to BBB-/A-3 on weakening cash flow, and notes that "OpenAI remains a key credit risk." www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/r...
www.spglobal.comReally really excellent piece, from one of the great voices on the topic, that refuses to shy away from the complexities around "the kids and phones" www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
What if It’s Not the Phones?An evolutionary psychologist is challenging the popular understanding of kids and technology.www.theatlantic.comA good-enough and far cheaper Chinese AI model couldn't come at a worst time for OpenAI and Anthropic. This could be the DeepSeek moment for agents (ie on GLM-5.2) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
China’s Answer to AI Sticker ShockCorporate America is starting to balk at the cost of AI agents. A cheap alternative from China looks more tempting than ever.www.theatlantic.com
