Memory Prices
We looked into evidence of insider trading or collusion in the computer memory industry among publicly traded companies. We found no evidence of wrongdoing.
Null results
A continuous stream of investigations with no newsworthy findings.
Religious Conversions in Congress
We launched an investigation into religious conversions during office of US Representatives and Senators. We found no identifiable patterns, connected events, or social circles around religious conversion.
Grain and Sugar Lobbying
We found few instances of lobbying or other manipulation of the US food guide. There were only four plausible instances with no systemic pattern:
The American Bakers Association in 2015-2016.
The Sugar Association in 1989-1990, 1999-2000, and 2020.
Appeals court are not using AI to write opinions
We scanned all Appeals Court opinions since 2022, the year when ChatGPT was released. We found zero opinions written using AI. A small number of opinions quoted from disclosed AI output.
ADA Spending / Awards
We found no significant growth in ADA spending or lawsuit awards in the recent years.
We also found no significant expansion of LEAP/childhood disability spending.
No Disclosed YC Company Circular Revenue
We searched all YC companies since 2020 for circular revenue contracts/disclosures and found none. So as far as we know, the meme that YC companies are just booking each other as revenue is false.
No Wikipedia Straw Accounts for Top 100 Editors
We used several text and activity metrics to identify the most similar editor accounts for each of the top 100 editors on wikipedia. We found no evidence of duplicate accounts.