This week, we discuss Apple's iCloud, Wikipedia as a miracle of humankind, and good soup.

This week, we discuss Applex27;s iCloud, Wikipedia as a miracle of humankind, and good soup.#BehindTheBlog

Musk told reporters all of DOGE's actions are "maximally transparent." The website tracking waste is currently about an imaginary architecture firm.

Musk told reporters all of DOGEx27;s actions are "maximally transparent." The website tracking waste is currently about an imaginary architecture firm.#Wastegov #ElonMusk #DOGE #WhiteHouse

This week we discuss a new Microsoft study that finds using generative AI is "atrophying" people's cognition and critical thinking skills, the right's war on Wikipedia, and, in the subscriber's section, the idea of posting against fascism.

This week we discuss a new Microsoft study that finds using generative AI is "atrophying" peoplex27;s cognition and critical thinking skills, the rightx27;s war on Wikipedia, and, in the subscriberx27;s section, the idea of posting against fasc…#podcasts

After health agencies responded to Trump's executive order deeming there to be only "two sexes" by scrubbing sites of important resources, a judge ordered they have until midnight Tuesday to bring them back online.

After health agencies responded to Trumpx27;s executive order deeming there to be only "two sexes" by scrubbing sites of important resources, a judge ordered they have until midnight Tuesday to bring them back online.#health #DonaldTrump #cdc #fda

'For Immediate Compliance': FEMA Workers Responding to Wildfires Ordered to Say 'Alien' Instead of 'Immigrant'#FEMA #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump

Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."

Employees at Elon Muskx27;s agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."#DOGE #ElonMusk

We talk all about Musk's takeover of the federal government, including audio of a meeting we got touching a Musk ally's AI plans. Then, AI slop in libraries.

We talk all about Muskx27;s takeover of the federal government, including audio of a meeting we got touching a Musk allyx27;s AI plans. Then, AI slop in libraries.#Podcast

A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual that's going viral right now.

A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual thatx27;s going viral right now.#opensource

The Air Force paid a company that is doing generative AI work for the government. The Air Force won't say what it did, though.

The Air Force paid a company that is doing generative AI work for the government. The Air Force wonx27;t say what it did, though.#FOIA

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This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss AI's boom or bust, trying Github's Copilot, and making time for good ideas.

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss AIx27;s boom or bust, trying Githubx27;s Copilot, and making time for good ideas.#BehindTheBlog