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Election Workers Are Already Burned Out—and on High Alert
Violent threats, rampant disinformation, budget shortfalls, and mass resignations: Election workers have a long road to...
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'Fallout' Nails Video Game Adaptations by Making the Apocalypse Fun
Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan’s new show keeps Fallout’s gallows humor. He also packed the first season...
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Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program
An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for...
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Influencers Are Trying to Go Viral by Playing a Game About Going Viral
Horror game Content Warning is a metanarrative about the things streamers will do to get clicks.
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The Hacking Lawsuit Looming Over Truth Social
The founding CEO of DWAC has accused his former assistant of hacking into his accounts as...
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This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born
Noor Siddiqui founded Orchid so people could “have healthy babies.” Now she’s using the company’s gene...
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How to Delete Your Google Account—After Downloading All of Your Data First
There are many reasons why you’d want—or need—to nuke a Google account. Thankfully, breaking up with...
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How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI
Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI....
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Humans Forget. AI Assistants Will Remember Everything
Digital assistants with access to everything you do on your phone can use that knowledge to...
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Election Workers Are Drowning in Records Requests. AI Chatbots Could Make It Worse
Experts worry that election deniers could weaponize chatbots to overwhelm and slow down local officials.
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Mexico City’s Metro System Is Sinking Fast. Yours Could Be Next
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate....
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Sarcophagus Is a Dead Man’s Switch for Your Crypto Wallet
By combining a century-old idea with cryptocurrency tech, Sarcophagus aims to create a foolproof way to...
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The Honeybees Versus the Murder Hornets
Under threat from murder hornets, climate change, and habitat loss, UK honeybees are getting help from...
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Did Social Media Kill the Pop Song?
A new study found that song lyrics are now angrier, more repetitive, and vain. Consensus wavers,...
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Elon Musk’s Latest Mars Pitch Has Potential
SpaceX has made significant progress toward what once seemed an unattainable goal.
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The 50 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now
From X-Men ‘97 to Renegade Nell, here’s everything you should be watching on Disney+.
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Europe Rules That Insufficient Climate Change Action Is a Human Rights Violation
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that Switzerland had not done...
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Arturia's AstroLab Puts Over 30 World-Class Virtual Synths in a Luxurious Keyboard
The company’s first stage keyboard is just its Analog Lab software instrument in hardware form, but...
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Beeper Took On Apple’s iMessage Dominance. Now It’s Been Acquired
The app that turned green chat bubbles blue has been acquired by Automattic, the parent company...
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Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI
Turnitin, a service that checks papers for plagiarism, says its detection tool found millions of papers...
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The Best Turntables for Your Vinyl Collection
Streaming music giving you the blues? These entry-level turntables will help you rock on to analog...
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Elon Musk Is Platforming Far-Right Activists in Brazil, Defying Court Order
Experts warn, “They are trying to use Brazil as a laboratory on how to interfere in...
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Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism
In Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book, the former Greek finance minister argues that companies like Apple and...
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Target Is Having a Big Sale Right Now on iPads, Headphones, and Even a KitchenAid Stand Mixer
The sun and the moon aren’t the only circles worth talking about this week. Target’s Circle...