What Happens if Trump Seizes AI Companies
The administration could exert much greater control over the industry—but just how far would it go?
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AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills
Imagine a chatbot that actually knows how to talk to you.
The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
Is Schoolwork Optional Now?
Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated.
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Left-Wing Activists Are Bringing Back MAGA Twitter
An anonymous social-media account claims to “combat right-wing threats” to democracy, and recently started fundraising through a PAC.
Millennials, What Will It Take for You to Buy Life Insurance?
Start-ups are going to ridiculous lengths to rebrand an industry in desperate need of some younger customers.
Move to Berrien County, Michigan, for the Beaches—And the $15,000
Some of America’s shrinking towns are trying to lure remote workers with cash. It’s not going so great.
To Be Honest With You, No Influencer Has Been Treated More Unfairly Than Donald Trump Jr.
The most furious and oddly compelling of the Trumps is developing a personal brand as a victim of the platform he loves.
Why Are Gamers So Much Better Than Scientists at Catching Fraud?
A pair of recent cheating scandals—one in the “speedrunning” community of gamers, and one in medical research—call attention to an alarming contrast.
Meet the Anti-MAGA Trolls
Inside the Reddit communities that can’t leave the right-wing internet alone
The Internet Is Rotting
Too much has been lost already. The glue that holds humanity’s knowledge together is coming undone.
The UFO Trap
Whenever UFOs make the news, standards of skepticism start to slip.
I’m Scared of the Person TikTok Thinks I Am
TikTok’s recommendation algorithm is known for its accuracy and even its “magic.” What does it mean if the videos it picks for you are totally disgusting?
Kill the Five-Day Workweek
Reducing hours without reducing pay would reignite an essential but long-forgotten moral project: making American life less about work.