regulation
3 published articles
Tech policy
A plastic e-reader case just broke the logic of gun-blocking software
Luke Blackford's 'Gundle' case for the Xteink X4 e-reader looks like a gun but does nothing. Yet it falls directly into the detection gray area that New York and California legislators are trying to mandate against.
2026-08-02
Regulation
Apple let Brazil inside its walled garden. The gates cost extra.
Apple opens iOS in Brazil to alternative app stores and payments under a CADE agreement, adding new commission tiers and privacy warnings that signal the company isn't giving up its cut.
2026-07-29
Generative AI
The AI content factory is erasing the value of your byline
Synthetic content tools are churning out vast quantities of articles, images, and video, threatening to undermine trust in digital authorship and the economic value of human-created work. The efficiency gain comes at a steep cost: blurred lines between real and generated.
2026-07-07