Andy Greenberg / Wired:
A look at Phreeli, a privacy-focused phone carrier that lets users sign up with only a ZIP code and uses an encryption system based on “zero-knowledge proofs”  —  Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order.

Some of Square Enix's most beloved games, like Chrono Trigger and the early Final Fantasy titles, are begging for HD-2D remakes.

It was not a particularly subtle gift, but as the recipient himself would probably admit, he’s never been a particularly subtle guy.  When President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea last month, President Lee Jae Myung presented him with a bejewelled golden crown, a replica of one worn by ancient Korean rulers.  The gift came […]

Bernie Mac's only child Je’Niece McCullough is opening up and revealing some truly heart-breaking details about her beloved father's final days.

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Sam Kriss / New York Times:
A look at various quirks in AI-generated prose, mainly influenced by “overfitting” in AI models, as humans increasingly mimic AI language in writing and speech  —  If only they were robotic!  Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice.