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Flavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA head

Flavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA head

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary in the Oval Office of the White House on December 18, 2025. | Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter...

Meta won’t let you block its AI account on Threads

Meta won’t let you block its AI account on Threads

Meta announced on Tuesday that it's testing a Threads feature that lets users tag a Meta AI account to get answers to questions or context about a conversation on the platform. If you've spent any...

What would J.R.R. Tolkien think of Palantir?

What would J.R.R. Tolkien think of Palantir?

Peter Thiel and Alex Karp’s Palantir Technologies is one of the most powerful and mysterious tech companies in Silicon Valley. Its namesake is also one of the most powerful and mysterious magical...