Happy Easter! 🐰 ☀️

Judging the Neal Awards for Business Journalism was such a rewarding experience! Writing articles is one thing...evaluating others' work is another. And they flattered me with a corny judging certificate 😉

Status update: on maternity leave! 🐥

Competitive Oscar’s this year. Movies are back!

A disappointing but correct outcome. AI reporters should know chatbots make up quotes, and there are only 3-4 in an article, so why not double-check they are correct with a little Ctrl+F? Basic skill. (Follow up to our episode, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social @leolaporte.me) futurism.com/artificial-i...

As if data centers couldn't get more ridiculous, they're now putting diamonds in them. Lab-grown diamonds are a unique (and science-backed) solution to slashing electricity consumption. And one US tech company ordered $300M worth of AMD chips full of 'em.

OpenAI admits ChatGPT often sounds like that holier-than-thou person who just won't shut up. www.pcmag.com/news/cut-the...

Just two doofuses making a podcast over here BECAUSE WE CAN. This week: @mikeelgan.bsky.social and I run through a list of unexpected AI maladies to see if we have any, and the history of mac & cheese. www.superintelligentpodcast.com/p/noodling-o...

There’s a new Michael Pollan book out! Omnivore’s Dilemma is one of my favorites of all time. This one has a very different subject: consciousness. Relevant to AI a.co/d/05ZiKATk

"It's going to keep getting funner and weirder, that's for sure," Sheng says. www.pcmag.com/articles/ins...

Tech News Weekly: @emilyforlini.bsky.social covers a story on an FBI program that trains dogs to find hidden electronics. @mikahsargent.com dives into a new agentic AI that can do homework, and @jasonhowell.bsky.social goes over everything announced at 2026 Galaxy Unpacked. Watch: twit.tv/tnw/426

A+ to whoever did Perplexity's design for the Computer landing page. This is a new AI agent that deploys teams of "sub-agents," each using different models of your choice, to handle tasks. www.perplexity.ai/products/com...

PCMag is losing one of its greats, Michael Muchmore, who is hanging up his press pass after 40 years. Back then, PCMag looked like this! His farewell: www.pcmag.com/opinions/i-b...

A must read if you’re following the Anthropic-Pentagon/Hegseth feud. “Regardless, these threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.” www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

New Podcast Episode: Tech News Weekly: Samsung Galaxy S26: AI, Privacy, and New Buds Samsung's New Privacy Display Feature with @mikahsargent.com, @emilyforlini.bsky.social, @jasonhowell.bsky.social

Women’s sports still struggle to gain respect even at the highest level. Trump says he’s “going to have to” invite the 🥇-winning women’s hockey team or he “would be impeached.” The FIFA president forcibly kissed a Spanish player after winning the 2023 World Cup. So much work to be done.

Don't even think about missing the latest episode of Superintelligent! Search your podcast app for "Superintelligent" to find it, click on our links on the website, or watch the video version us on Substack or YouTube! This wee: "AM Radio Vibes!" www.superintelligentpodcast.com/p/am-radio-v...

The resistance to change in some pockets of journalism might be unmatched

Snowy scenes

Pretty incredible documentary (100% on RT 🍅). How did all this footage make it out of Russian schools?? www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_nobody_...

Go USA! - Five year old me playing hockey on an all boys team in Minnesota

A GOLDEN GOAL FOR JACK HUGHES🥇 The United States beats Canada in OT to win its first gold medal in men's hockey since 1980. #WinterOlympics

Bring back fun sports reporting! The Athletic is doing that and I’m loving it

Kind of a crazy news week between (former) Prince Andrew and the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs. At least Alysa Liu is a badass. www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Their feud runs deep, dating back to 2021, when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and his sister, President and Co-Founder Daniela Amodei, left OpenAI to found a more "trusted" company.

Just saw my second ChatGPT ad, this time on desktop. Anyone else seeing them yet? Very ad-like! Not at all as "integrated" and helpful as Altman made them seem. This one is for StubHub, which had zero to do with what I was asking about.

My weekly AI wrap-up is here! It delves into why Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wouldn't hold hands on stage, like everyone else next to them. Plus a little Warcraft III at the end, for old times' sake. www.pcmag.com/news/u-mad-o...

This is supposedly the AI version of me!? Had a bast on @twit.tv last night!

“Walking through the airport with another dog feels like cheating, as weird as that sounds.” These days, when Calandra leaves for work in the morning, Iris looks at him longingly from their couch. “You can’t come anymore,” he tells her with a pang in his heart. www.pcmag.com/articles/fbi...

My latest cover story has all the ingredients for a great read: - A dog who is the first FBI special agent of her kind - In depth crime scenes - Incredible science - Tears - Laughs - 2 puppy photos Sold? Check it out!! www.pcmag.com/articles/fbi... @markyarm.bsky.social

@emilyforlini.bsky.social meets Iris, the FBI's first-ever tech-sniffing dog (now sadly retired).🐕

This is a good time for an overdue PSA. AI will always make up quotes, even if you think it’s just picking out real ones from a primary source. It’s compulsively “creative,” and that has been a problem for years in my testing. Everyone should be aware of this, especially this AI reporter.

Yikes this ChatGPT ad is huge!! First one I’ve seen. How has Sam Altman spent the last year talking about how they would blend in and then this is the final product?

The revenge of the humanities is almost here. www.pcmag.com/news/why-a-v...

There's a new AI feature over on Threads called Dear Algo. (We are apparently talking to algorithms now.) When you write that in a post, it customizes your feed for 3 days with what you requested. Is it Meta's answer to everyone tagging @grok on X? Though a different (and new) concept.

Would you ever do it? www.pcmag.com/articles/the...

Trump's DOT changes tune on the federally funded EV chargers it initially sought to fully block. They now have have 100% American parts, up from 55%. Duffy also claims he's trying to make "it easier for states to efficiently build out this infrastructure." www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...

OpenAI introduces contact syncing in ChatGPT to help you find friends. It's potentially a major first step toward turning the chatbot into a more social media-like platform. X= Musk's megaphone Truth Social = Trump ChatGPT = Altman? www.pcmag.com/news/watch-o...

Anyone see that AI.com ad during the Super Bowl last night? Here's what it is, and why I instantly regretted creating an account. www.pcmag.com/news/i-signe...

I love that all the energy nerds on my feed are excited about Bad Bunny featuring the power grid in this halftime show

What's the point of having a podcast if you can't rant about your nemesis? On this week's episode, we dig into why Tammy is lame, AI commodification, the critical thinking epidemic, Anthropic's Super Bowl spot, and more. @mikeelgan.bsky.social www.superintelligentpodcast.com/p/dont-be-a-...

Remembering the first long-form feature I published about a local record pressing plant, partially owned by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy (who actually gave this lowly grad student a quote for the piece!) www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture...

Some personal news. For real. After 12 years at @wsj.com I’m leaving. I’m starting my own consumer tech media company, building a new home with the same mission I've always had: help real people navigate the tech changing their lives + have fun while doing it. Sign up! www.thisismynexthing.com

I just received a check for $8.02 for an Apple data breach. Is that really considered compensation for my data being leaked? I'm glad they hold companies accountable to any degree, but who is calculating these amounts?

"Things escalated with the creation of RentAHuman, a website where OpenClaw bots can hire one of us meatbags to complete tasks for them that require a physical body. The posted jobs include picking up a UPS package, trying spaghetti, and joining Discord." www.pcmag.com/news/no-huma...

My weekly AI wrap-up is here! It’s been a weird one—for me, Sam Altman, the stock market, the crypto bros, and so many other humans. The bots tho? Thriving. www.pcmag.com/news/no-huma...

Putting out a new feature soon… about a DOG! www.tiktok.com/t/ZThPY4rE2/

Cat’s got a new hat

“To acquire knowledge, one must study, but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” - Marilyn vos Savant (American magazine columnist with the highest recorded IQ in the Guinness Book of Records)

"It's another subtle admission from Apple that its homegrown AI tools are not on par with the rest of the industry, following its decision last month to use Google Gemini to power its future AI strategy—not its own models." At least they're getting honest about it? www.pcmag.com/news/you-can...