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AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills

Imagine a chatbot that actually knows how to talk to you.

April 16, 2026

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The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities

It involves 4chan, of all places.

April 14, 2026

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Is Schoolwork Optional Now?

Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated.

April 10, 2026

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Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem

What happens when AI can hack everything?

April 9, 2026

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American Panopticon

The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.

Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel

April 27, 2025

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AI Executives Promise Cancer Cures. Here’s the Reality

The technology is genuinely useful for scientific discovery, but its applications are less dramatic than you might think.

April 25, 2025

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Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks

Reality is catching up with Elon Musk.

April 23, 2025

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Who Reads Entire Lawsuits for Fun?

Celebrity legal disputes are juicier than gossip, less stressful than true crime, and unavoidable on social media.

Kaitlyn Tiffany

April 22, 2025

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The Great AI Lock-In Has Begun

OpenAI is coming of age.

April 22, 2025

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The Gen Z Lifestyle Subsidy

In the 2010s, Millennials got cheap Ubers. Today’s young people are getting free SuperGrok.

April 21, 2025

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One Simple Hack to Ruin Your Easter

The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative. Please believe me, they are wrong.

Kaitlyn Tiffany

April 16, 2025

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What the Josh Shapiro Attack Reveals

Donald Trump condemns political violence only when he has nothing to gain from it.

April 14, 2025

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A Disaster for American Innovation

The Trump administration is jeopardizing the AI boom.

April 11, 2025

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The Great Torpedo-Bat Panic

Why are baseball players swinging bowling pins?

April 10, 2025