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Meet ARIA: The White House's New AI Policy Advisor, Which Has Already Filed a Complaint Against Itself

The executive branch's new Automated Regulatory Intelligence Assistant completed its first full week of operation by recommending contradictory budget cuts, diagnosing inflation as 'a confidence problem,' and submitting a 900-page briefing document to its own inbox. Administration officials say this is exactly what progress looks like.

Mar 12, 2026

Technology & Culture

Nation Pauses to Celebrate Congress's Crowning Achievement: A Post Office Now Has a Different Name

After fourteen months of legislative paralysis, both chambers of Congress have emerged triumphant, having successfully renamed a post office in Millbrook Falls, Ohio. Analysts are calling it the most consequential act of bipartisan governance in recent memory, which tells you quite a lot about recent memory.

Mar 12, 2026

Technology & Culture

Nation Celebrates As Government Finally Creates a Form to Fix the Form That Broke the Other Form

The Federal Remediation Correction Reporting Initiative has unveiled a landmark 47-step process for reporting failures in a previous 47-step process, marking what officials are calling 'a genuine breakthrough in procedural accountability.' Citizens wishing to flag an error on Form DS-2291-A must now complete Form DS-2291-B, available at select post offices that have not yet closed. Experts describe the development as 'historic,' 'bold,' and 'almost certainly going to require a follow-up form.'

Mar 12, 2026

Technology & Culture

Digg, Reddit, and the Greatest Comeback Story the Internet Never Fully Appreciated

Once the undisputed king of the early internet, Digg rose to glory, imploded spectacularly, and handed Reddit the keys to the kingdom in one of tech history's most dramatic self-owns. Here's the full story of how a social news site became a cautionary tale — and why it keeps trying to crawl back from the grave.

Mar 12, 2026