From A.I. to Chips, Big Tech Is Getting What It Wants From Trump
Before President Trump returned to the White House in January, the titans of the tech industry went all out to win him over with inauguration donations and pilgrimages to Mar-a-Lago.
December 2025
Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?
I tried out all the major chatbots for that experiment, and I discovered each had its own personality. Anthropic’s Claude was studious and a bit prickly. Google’s Gemini was all business. Open A.I.’s ChatGPT, by contrast, was friendly, fun and down for anything I threw its way. ChatGPT also had “voice mode,” which allowed it to chat aloud, in a natural humanlike cadence, with everyone in my family, including my young daughters. My takeaway from putting ChatGPT in charge of my household was that generative A.I.
A Father, a Son and Their $108 Billion Push for Media Moguldom (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 12/27/2025 - 14:29Leaked documents show Instagram’s plan to win back teens (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 12/27/2025 - 14:28The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 12/27/2025 - 14:28
California Public Utilities Commission Seeks Reconsideration of FCC Lifeline Decision
On November 20, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission issued Order DA 25-965 (Order) revoking California’s long-standing waiver related to the use of the National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD) and federal eligibility determinations. We respectfully request that the FCC reconsider the Order. California’s enrollment and eligibility process fully meets the federal rules requiring a Social Security Number (SSN) of all applicants participating in the federal program.