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Tiny invisible particles can cause bits of information held by computers to ‘flip’ with potentially serious ramifications

Librarians say Libby and hoopla, the popular e-book apps, are expensive to offer.

In the twentieth century, the jetpack became synonymous with the idea of a ‘futuristic society.’ Appearing in cartoons and magazines, it felt like a matter of time before people could ride a jetpack to work. But jetpacks never became a mainstream technology, leaving many to wonder… why did they fall off the radar?  The Rocket

Almost 40% of webpages from 2013 no longer exist a decade on, research finds

The Scarlett Johansson debacle is a microcosm of AI’s raw deal: It’s happening, and you can’t stop it.

What I love, more than anything, is the quality that makes AI such a disaster: If it sees a space, it will fill it—with nonsense, with imagined fact, with links to fake websites. It is simply put: shameless.

Confucius and other ancient Chinese philosophers believed the feeling isn’t all bad – and can lead you toward your best self

Who cares about people losing their livelihoods when Assassin's Creed has a black protagonist?

Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook autopsy. Don’t worry, that’s still coming, but given the recent drama between Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Scarlett Johansson, I felt the need to write something. Don’t worry, I

Over the last decade, few platforms have declined quite as rapidly and visibly as Facebook and Instagram. What used to be apps for catching up with your friends and family are now algorithmic nightmares that constantly interrupt you with suggested content and advertisements that consistently outweigh the content of people

A trip to the Beijing Auto Show reveals just how advanced China's EVs are. So what are the so-called "foreign" automakers doing about it?

Damning new report finds nearly all major car companies are actively sabotaging world's efforts to avoid catastrophic global warming, and Japan companies are the worst.

The Republican Party now holds a 15-point advantage among White registered voters and a 6-point edge for voters without a college degree.

OpenAI may be changing how the world interacts with language. But inside headquarters, there is a homage to the written word: a library.

The Māori Party has launched a petition to revert to the country's original name. Māori authors Stacey and Scotty Morrison say travelers don't need to wait to start using it.

The creator economy is a shiny veneer hiding an ugly truth: it has nothing to do with empowering creators. It's exploiting them for maximum profit. Tech has sold us a fairy tale that dedicating yourself to your creative passion can be a viable career path in the modern world. But they conveniently

Wiley will announce that it will shutter 19 more journals, some tainted by fraud.

Data is still not recognized as a formal asset but your business must understand its value.

States have expanded free preschool and early education and helped more families pay for childcare, making it low-cost or even free for many.

As bad as you think things are, they can, and will, always somehow be worse