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Netflix Canceled The Boroughs While It Was Still in the Top Ten
The Boroughs had a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, a writers' room prepping season two, and Geena Davis fully committed. Netflix killed it anyway.
Sara Lin··5 min read
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The ASML Fight Isn't About a Missing Machine
Washington says a top-tier ASML tool may have slipped into China. ASML says that's impossible. The real story is what comes next: enforcement.
Maya Okonkwo··5 min read
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Meta's AI Division Is Learning That Money Can't Buy Patience
Meta has the GPUs, the cash, and the headcount. What it doesn't have is a culture top AI researchers actually want to work in — and it's starting to show.
Maya Okonkwo··4 min read
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The AI Compliance Era Just Started, and Nobody's Ready
Subpoenas, shutdown orders, and a CEO begging for an FAA. The regulators finally caught up to the AI labs, and the next phase of this industry won't be decided by who ships fastest.
Maya Okonkwo··5 min read
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Trump at the NBA Finals Was Never Just About Basketball
Trump showed up at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 and got booed during the national anthem. The moment says more about where sports and politics are than either side wants to admit.
Sara Lin··4 min read
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Israel's Eurovision Rehearsals Have a New Soundtrack: Booing
Israel's Eurovision team trains its singers against simulated jeers. That's not a logistics note. That's the whole show admitting what it is.
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Older Men Are Falling for AI Women on Instagram and Nobody Is Laughing
Social media is full of older men genuinely connecting with AI-generated female profiles. It's tempting to mock. It's more useful to understand why.
Sara Lin··5 min read
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The Mercedes VLE Is a Cinema That Happens to Drive
Mercedes built an 8K screening room and bolted four wheels to it. The 2028 VLE is gorgeous, indulgent, and a hard sell to Americans who still hate minivans.
Jordan Reeves··5 min read
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Fitness Trackers That Actually Let You Own What You Buy
Subscription fatigue is real, and a growing number of fitness tracker brands are betting you're done paying monthly just to see your own data.
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Oppo Find X9 Ultra vs Vivo X300 Ultra: The Telephoto Question
Two flagships, two philosophies, one zoom war. The spec sheets won't tell you which phone actually shoots better — but the engineering choices will.
Jordan Reeves··4 min read
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