Society

The artist and musician Holly Herndon explores the promise — and complications — of collaborating with A.I.

There is an election in the UK. Here is what a new government should do.

Friday evening, I had the privilege of watching my fifth group of seniors cross the stage in a very boisterous auditorium at the Emirates Palace. They were...

Tiny percentage of users make X miss the spot

People need their own AIs. Personally and collectively. We won’t get them from Anthropic, Apple, Google, OpenAI, Meta, or Microsoft. Not even from Apple. All those companies will want to prov…

“I think that the charge that men have become emasculated by the competence of women is both depressing and untrue.”

Forty years of the neoliberal experiment have created a world of vast and increasing inequality. But this can and should change.

The antitrust suit against Live Nation is not about ticket scalping or ticket sales. It's about total domination over the entire concert industry.

They had good, stable jobs - until the recession hit. Now they're living out of their cars in parking lots.

Military contractor Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group for his close associates that includes a menagerie of right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, and journalists. We got their messages.

Books? Sure, but also free legal help, "digital navigators" and "sensory rooms."

Ending a relationship with the person you pay to cut your hair, walk your dog, or work on your home can be awkward. But if you need to move on, it’s better to make a clean break.

MoviePass’ Black founders finally get to speak their peace in HBO’s new documentary.

The rise of AI is creating both crisis and opportunity

No.312 — What does progress look like on a planet at its limit? ⊗ How to implement foresight in organisations ⊗ The surprising power of small, locally run AI

As the world's leading society of music professionals, the Recording Academy is dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and sustaining music's past, present, and future.

As the famous passage in the Bible goes, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and

Once a vibrant platform for artists, DeviantArt is now buckling under the weight of bots and greed—and spurning the creative community that made it great.

A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.

New evidence shows the UK can get a good deal on Net Zero at minimal cost to people and the economy, with the co-benefits of improved homes, reduced bills and 250,000 more jobsThe UK could meet its

Ever transferred assets between brokerages? Impressive, terrifying machinations happened in the background. No cats were harmed.

At least they didn't kill him

Revealed: anti-government People’s Rights Network, founded by Ammon Bundy, appearing to follow ‘entryism’ strategy

Two experts assess lessons learned from MAGA conspiracy theory about assassination attempt on former President Trump during FBI Mar-a-Lago search.