Power Cut, the generally slept-on news that Microsoft has cut over 1 gigawatt of data center expansions. A gigawatt is roughly the entire operational IT load of Tokyo (1.028GW). This is likely a sign that Microsoft does not actually believe in the limitless growth potential of generative AI.
The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide, originally a series of improvisational, spontaneous posts on social media in 2017. The guide went viral and promoted via the hashtag LearnFromEurope. As important now as it was then.
Interoperability Can Save the Open Web, a great piece from Cory Doctorow on how an interoperable internet is important to maintain democracy. Tech giants use adversarial techniques to prevent users from leaving their “walled gardens”. This is perhaps most notably illustrated by Apple’s technology ecosystem — great if all of your tech is Apple, but painful otherwise.
Preserving the Pixel Art Look in Web Content, a neat breakdown about a CSS concept I wasn’t aware of: image-rendering: pixelated, which can be used to scale up pixel art without smoothening or anti-aliasing.
Move Fast and Destroy Democracy, how the titans of Silicon Valley are bringing toxic tech culture to the US government. The brain-drain of institutional knowledge will have detrimental impacts for years to come, regardless of how much money is “saved.”
