AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills
Imagine a chatbot that actually knows how to talk to you.
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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.
Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem
What happens when AI can hack everything?
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The Christian Rocker at the Center of MAGA
Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
The End of Publishing as We Know It
Inside Silicon Valley’s assault on the media
Elon Musk Is Playing God
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
The Amazonification of Everything, Now as a Video Game
In Death Stranding 2, players control a courier who trips over rocks, experiences sunburn, and faces his own possible obsolescence.
I See Your Smartphone-Addicted Life
I’ve never owned the device, and I’m not sure I ever want to.
The Entire Internet Is Reverting to Beta
The AI takeover is changing everything about the web—and not necessarily for the better.
Why Would the Trump Family Want to Run a Phone Company?
The latest celebrity branding craze might be budget cellular plans.
The Tesla Brain Drain
The future of the struggling car company rests on Elon Musk more than ever before.
Trump’s Deportations Aren’t What They Seem
The White House’s callous tactics are warping perceptions of reality.