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Nikita Bier accuses the European Commission of trying to deceptively amplify the reach of its post about the €120M fine on X; X terminates the EC's ad account (Bjarke Smith-Meyer/Politico)

Bjarke Smith-Meyer / Politico:
Nikita Bier accuses the European Commission of trying to deceptively amplify the reach of its post about the €120M fine on X; X terminates the EC's ad account  —  Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying …

Edward Scissorhands at 35: A singularly personal Tim Burton film

Tim Burton has arguably made better movies than Edward Scissorhands, before and since. But it may be his most original and soul-bearing movie.

A very human vision for going all-in on AI

It's easy to think about AI as a sort of existential battle between human and machine. Maybe it will be, someday, in a Skynet sort of way. But there are also lots of people trying to figure out how to use AI not as a replacement for human creativity and thinking but as a tool […]

What Google Glass got right — and really, really wrong

Google didn't invent the concept of smart glasses, but it did help make them mainstream. In retrospect, 13 years after their launch, this is both a good and bad thing. Glass made a lot of people dream about new ways to use computers without staring down at screens all day. Glass also made a lot […]

The evil Santa canon: 9 Christmas horror movies where Santa Claus is the killer

A tribute to the weird and twisted history of Santa Claus slashers and other Saint Nick horror movies