From the home office
Known moved out of our office on Friday. For now, we're a remote team. This is my vantage point at my desk, with three monitor screens, a broadcast-quality mic and all the tea I can drink.
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Rest of World tells vital stories about the impact of tech on the world. We may lose it anyway.
Rest of World may need to shut down. For me, its coverage of the global impact of the tech industry is required reading. I'm distraught.
Notable links: October 30, 2026
AI is building detailed profiles about us. We're embracing it anyway.
Proton is AI-pilled and calls caution "loser thinking".
Proton should be a careful steward of its users' privacy. Based on this account, it isn't. Journalists should think twice before using it.
ChatGPT knows everything about its users. It will not be a good steward of that power.
"Many users may not be engaging with chatbots as if they’re tools, and might instead be treating them like a coworker or even as a friend — we tell our friends some very personal details." And they remember.