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The Tension That Defines Modern Life
Most people have a smartphone. But many want to use it less.
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Mar 271 min read
U.S. has a serious ship building problem
Collapse of U.S. shipbuilding poses national and economic security risks
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Mar 261 min read
Will too much AI weaken troops' judgement?
As Pentagon rushes to deploy LLM-based tools, research suggests they can undermine human thought and communication.
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Mar 261 min read
This Time, the Hype Around Self-Driving Cars Feels Real
After dashed expectations, a new excitement is building for autonomous vehicles to become mainstream
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Mar 241 min read
Mark Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Agent to Help Him Be CEO
Meta Platforms chief uses the tool to get information faster as the company seeks to embrace artificial intelligence in all it does
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Mar 241 min read
Quantum Computing Is Today’s Manhattan Project
The partnership between the U.S. and the U.K. is a key advantage, as it was during World War II.
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Mar 241 min read
Why You Should Let AI Write Your Next Customer Complaint
By smoothing out wording, chatbot-assisted complaints may convince decision makers that a case is more legitimate
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Mar 231 min read
How quantum computing works
And How It Could Supercharge—and Disrupt—Billion-Dollar Industries
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Mar 231 min read
The E-Nose Knows: AI Learns to Smell
Among the possible implications are restoring a sense of smell, and sniffing out potential health concerns Quick Summary Researchers are developing e-noses, electronic systems that use AI to scrutinize aromas with high precision for diverse applications. E-noses are being explored for medical diagnoses, such as detecting infections from breath, and for identifying hazardous compounds in environments. The technology is also being applied to authenticate products, create new fr
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Mar 231 min read
How I Stop AI From Telling Me What I Want to Hear
Chatbot sycophancy may make us feel good. But it creates all sorts of problems.
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Mar 231 min read
A.I. recklessness from U.S. leadership?
The administration’s approach to AI encourages fast development and pre-empting state laws
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Mar 231 min read
A new architecture for war emerges
How Iran flipped the economics of war against US | Fareed's Take
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Mar 221 min read
THE BASIC DRIVE THAT HUMANS MIGHT BE LOSING
In a time of AI sex and looksmaxxing, a new book calls on humans to rediscover intimacy.
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Mar 221 min read
Friendship, on Demand
AI chatbots offer relationships that are low effort and completely personalized—and hollow.
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Mar 221 min read
‘Open Space’ Review: Orbiting the Problem
Our dependence on satellite technology means that private citizens now wield enormous power over communications, transportation and war.
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Mar 221 min read
How Lego Became a Go-To Meme of the Propaganda Wars
Throwback messaging using toys and videogames—with a dash of AI—is lowering defenses and opening new avenues for the information wars between rival states
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Mar 221 min read
The Smartest Minds in AI Just Learned the World’s Most Valuable F-Word
At companies that can do anything, the most important thing is focus. Steve Jobs made it a priority at Apple—and OpenAI and Anthropic are learning why.
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Mar 221 min read
Tesla Finally Has Its First Semi-Truck and It’s Already a Hit With Truckers
Innovations including a centered driving position, fast charging and a 500-mile range are winning over drivers
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Mar 221 min read
The New Infidelity
Micro-cheating includes all sorts of internet behavior that, to many people, might just seem innocent.
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Mar 201 min read
US intelligence elevates AI as a top global threat in new report
Annual assessment of Office of the Director of National Intelligence notes AI's use in combat, economic competitiveness—but skips disinformation.
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Mar 191 min read
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