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America Can’t Afford an AI Recession
AI investments are driving the economy. That’s a dangerous tightrope.
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What the Economy Is Sacrificing to AI
Every investment is a trade-off.
The Currency of the Journal Article Is Collapsing
As an editor I can say that we are being flooded with AI-assisted work.
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Why Wouldn’t Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election?
The world’s most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.
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Why Hotel-Room Cancellations Disappeared
The age of travel flexibility is over.
The Criminal Enterprise Behind That Fake Toll Text
Beware the smishing triad.
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The New Brutality of OpenAI
The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents.
The Opposite of Slop Politics
Zohran Mamdani ran an online campaign based on real people and a real message. It worked.
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
Why Students Are Obsessed With ‘Points Taken Off’
Students and professors are in a drawn-out battle over grade inflation. It may never end.
The Company Quietly Funneling Paywalled Articles to AI Developers
“You shouldn’t have put your content on the internet if you didn’t want it to be on the internet,” Common Crawl’s executive director says.
Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can
The auto industry is at war with Apple.
The Firewall Against Nick Fuentes Is Crumbling
The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.