A partnership between Jigsaw and this Kentucky city could be the future of civic engagement

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Those workplace communication tools you hate might actually be good for you

13.02.2025 40

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Can AI make us lose our minds? Chatbot ‘companions’ can prey on our vulnerabilities in unsettling ways

AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

12.02.2025 30

Chris Stokel-Walker

DOGE has disregarded data protection and privacy norms. The consequences will be felt years down the line

11.02.2025 3

Chris Stokel-Walker

OpenAI shouldn’t accept Elon Musk’s $97 billion bid to buy it

11.02.2025 8

Chris Stokel-Walker

What exactly is the point of the AI Action Summit?

10.02.2025 2

Chris Stokel-Walker

Academic researchers are going to have to learn algospeak

07.02.2025 10

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Hundreds of rigged votes can skew AI model rankings on Chatbot Arena, study finds

06.02.2025 2

Chris Stokel-Walker

Trump’s tariffs could derail online shopping in the U.S.

04.02.2025 3

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Bookshop.org is launching e-books to help local bookstores compete with Amazon’s Kindle

28.01.2025 10

Chris Stokel-Walker

The Supreme Court’s decision on TikTok may have just turned a generation off politics

17.01.2025 2

Chris Stokel-Walker

Makers of autonomous vehicles want to change the world—but first they want to change regulations

17.01.2025 10

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Americans are using the Chinese Red Note app to express their frustration with the TikTok ban

15.01.2025 10

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Joe Biden’s new chip export rules strangle competition to ensure U.S. AI supremacy

13.01.2025 4

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What does Meta’s Oversight Board even do?

10.01.2025 5

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Is Mark Zuckerberg becoming a mini-Elon Musk?

On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta—the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—will be forswearing its traditional approach...

07.01.2025 1

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The European political establishment has had enough of Elon Musk

Elon Musk has never been shy about sharing his opinions to his 211 million followers on X. But for those who follow him—and those who get his posts...

06.01.2025 7

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People who visit adult or gambling websites double their risk of malware

Visiting adult and gambling websites doubles the risk of inadvertently installing malware onto work devices, according to a new study. Fabio...

27.12.2024 9

Chris Stokel-Walker

Why social media influencers are going to have a very big 2025

As 2024 rolls into 2025, big changes are potentially afoot in the world of social media. TikTok is potentially weeks away from closure in the...

26.12.2024 30

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We used Google’s AI to analyze 188 predictions of what’s in store for tech in 2025

At this time of year investment banks, advertising agencies, and seemingly every other business on the planet share their predictions on what is...

23.12.2024 4

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‘It pivoted into oblivion’: BuzzFeed sold off the company behind ‘Hot Ones’ to pay down its debt

A decade ago, BuzzFeed was redefining what news and entertainment on the web meant. The website’s mix of hard-hitting news, in-depth features, and...

19.12.2024 5

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The latest twist in the embarrassing WordPress saga involves pineapple pizza

The drama at WordPress has taken a number of twists and turns in the months since Matt Mullenweg, founder and CEO of for-profit WordPress host...

18.12.2024 10

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YouTube is taking over TV

YouTube was launched in February 2005 and soon adopted a simple motto: “Broadcast Yourself.” While we initially watched on PCs, and then...

13.12.2024 5

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Trump’s pick of David Sacks as AI and crypto czar shows how cozy his White House will be with Silicon Valley

President-elect Donald Trump’s approach to crypto is becoming clearer with the appointment of entrepreneur David Sacks as Trump’s “White House...

12.12.2024 3

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TikTok has a climate change denialism problem, a new report finds (exclusive)

World leaders gathered last month at COP29 in Azerbaijan to discuss how best to tackle climate change. But on TikTok, climate change misinformation...

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