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No One Actually Knows How AI Will Affect Jobs
Some businesses are replacing people with AI; others are augmenting their workforce or hiring new workers....
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The Best Podcasts for Your Smart, Bored Kid
These child-friendly stories will keep your little ones entertained and ease the stress of long road...
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The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Wearables
Your smartphone or wearable could help you out in a truly dangerous situation. Here are some...
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Our Favorite Cat Toys, Litter Boxes, and Other Feline Supplies
We've tried dozens of litter boxes, pet cameras, and fancy cat furniture. These are our favorites.
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The Best Air Fryers for Quick and Easy Cooking
Prepare flavorful fried food with little to no oil using this modern kitchen staple.
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DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers
Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and...
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The Humane Ai Pin Is a Clunky, Limited Vision of the Future
This wearable, touch-activated “second brain” is too bare-bones and not all that useful.
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Election Deniers Aren’t Waiting for November
A toxic mix of disinformation, digital tools, and generative AI is challenging election officials across the...
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Eric Schmidt Warned Against China’s AI Industry. Emails Show He Also Sought Connections to It
Transparency advocates say that Eric Schmidt's pursuit of “personal” connections with AI companies in China represents...
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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.