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Many people are hesitant to travel to Mexico due to concerns about safety. In this video, Andrew Henderson of Nomad Capitalist compares Mexico to the United States and explains why he believes that…

The New Right’s embrace of the “politics of war” is utterly reckless. No amount of friend–enemy Manichaeism or state-of-emergency governance will transform American pluralism into moral unity.

Ignoring ChatGPT and its cousins won’t get us anywhere. In fact, these systems reveal issues we too often miss

Anti-government organizations are filling a disaster-response gap — and using it to spread their message.

When everyone can sound intelligent, elite conversations will become less intelligible.

The times the U.S. failed to meet its financial obligations.

Wendy’s, the fast-food chain, is teaming up with Google to automate its drive-through ordering system with AI-driven chatbots. “The goal is to streamline the ordering process and prevent long…

Salaries for developers surged over the past few years, but those gains weren't even distributed globally.

“Who is the aggressor?” That depends on which of these maps from the Cold War you choose to believe. Are both true? Are both lying?

A growing movement is pushing back against long-held orthodoxy, arguing that it’s time to abandon these outposts and bring the troops home.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, which we are now experiencing, encompasses the advent and convergence of exponential technologies.

In Japan, people who disappear from their lives are called “evaporated people”. People choose to drop out of their l

Half of Americans, namely homeowners, already have rent control. It’s time to expand it to everyone.

Dr. Walter Greason explains to The Root why Biden's honesty is a pivotal moment for Americans.

We have to do Bard because everyone else is doing AI; everyone else is doing AI because we’re doing Bard.

The web has long been full of spammy content. AI is on the verge of making it much worse.

Professor Mark Paul explains how to fix America.

YouGov America released a survey of 20,810 American adults. … 46% say that they are "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" about the possibility that AI will cause the end of the human race on Earth … There do not seem to be meaningful differences by region, gender, or political party. Younger people seem more concerned than older people.… Furthermore, 69% of Americans appear to support a six-month pause in "some kinds of AI development". (

Michael Hiltzik: Column: America’s Decline in Life Expectancy Speaks Volumes About Our Problems Most developed countries have begun to recover the longevity losses they experienced during the pandemic; thus far, there’s scant evidence that the U.S. is following the trend. The U.S. suffered a greater rise

Posted on Friday 12 May 2023. 748 words, 8 links. By Matt Webb.

Republican gun fetishism has forced us to normalize mass shootings.