Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence. techcrunch.com

If AI is so smart and powerful and capable of reinventing things, why hasn’t it reinvented software yet? nytimes.com

A democracy tax in support of science. science.org

For those of us who followed Microsoft in the early days of the web, this was kind of a revelation. I didn't realize Ballmer was this weird, corrupt, basically stupid. nytimes.com

Army Heroes’ Humiliating Nickname for Pete Hegseth Is Leaked. thedailybeast.com

Amazon service that Jeff Bezos called artificial AI is shutting down. cnbc.com

Introducing Claude Tag. anthropic.com

Metacritic co-founder Marc Doyle lifts the veil on how the site works. gamesindustry.biz

Retired general calls Trump's proposed arch near Arlington a 'sacrilege.' pbs.org

OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra. 9to5mac.com