Bonus Texted Discoveries
We found so much this week, we’ve added a drop of interesting finds for you
State of Emergency, 2026.06.29
Podcast Episode · Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 · July 23 · 56m
What if an AI tries to deal with your 9-1-1 call? It's happening, and raises a lot of issues.
arXiv welcomes inaugural CEO and founding Board of Directors
arXiv welcomes inaugural CEO and founding Board of Directors
Kat Boboris
Fender’s CEO Called Cover Bands “Analog AI”... So We Had to Respond
Podcast Episode · Cover Band Confidential’s Podcast (Music Business, Gigging Tips & Making Money as a Musician) · July 30 · 32m
A surprisingly excellent discussion of AI, money, human autonomy and skill, and dumb CEOs.
The new “science golden age” looks suspiciously like a grift
Trump wants to run scientific research like his family business.
Lisa Needham
Inside an AI TikTok Shop Slop Factory That Shills Supplements Recalled By the FDA
How a company called Rosabella used AI content to market its supplements: “If you’re trying to sell health products to a 50-year-old, well, make your avatar 50 years old.”
Jason Koebler
