Digital Touchstone

04/17/2025

Elon Musk helped start OpenAI, tried to take it over, left when he didn’t get his way—then sued when it grew without him. Now he’s building his own for-profit AI company and claiming he’s the ethical one.

Classic Musk move: wrap a power grab in a doomsday prophecy and call it altruism.

We see you, Elon. This isn’t about saving humanity—it’s about owning the sandbox.

AI-financed colonies on Mars. Manipulation of regulators. A tech grifter’s “long con” to transform revolutionary generative AI into his billion-dollar “piggybank.” New counterclaims filed by OpenAI against Elon Musk’s suit over the creation of the AI company mean that it's possible to la...

04/04/2025

Billionaire businessman and White House adviser Elon Musk and his colleague, venture capitalist Antonio Gracias, said th

03/21/2025

Wired Magazine

02/25/2025

The Cost of "Efficiency": Why the Government is Gambling with Veterans' Data

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is making headlines again, but not for the reasons it might hope.

02/03/2025

Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months’ pay.

01/25/2025

“NUTS!” Brigadier General McAuliffe’s bold reply at Bastogne still echoes 80 years later. The story of the Battle of the Bulge reminds us of the sacrifices made to defend democracy against fascism. Take a moment to read this powerful account—history worth remembering.

01/25/2025

01/21/2025

With Trump and Vance in the front row, Rev. Mariann Budde preached a pointed sermon today at the National Cathedral.

01/21/2025

“They want you to be alone. Nobody is going to fix this alone. That’s not how this works.”
- Timothy Snyder, historian of authoritarianism and author of On Tyranny

01/21/2025

"It’s like Munchausen by Proxy, politics edition."

The president chose not to take the high road

02/10/2024

May the Lunar New Year bring you prosperity, happiness, and the courage to pursue your dreams!

02/08/2024

Facebook users are now encountering a fresh "Write with AI" feature when composing posts. Selecting this option prompts Meta's system to produce a caption that complements the content of your post or image, providing engaging suggestions like, "Can we just take a moment to appreciate this?". Furthermore, the tool allows users to request more suggestions, enabling choices for briefer captions, more humorous takes, or expressions with deeper emotional impact.