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America Has a Masculinity Crisis
29 May 2026 at 20:09
A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today.
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America Has a Masculinity Crisis
29 May 2026 at 20:09
A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today.
Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up
29 May 2026 at 03:50
Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance.
Anthropic’s updated model, Claude Opus 4.8, is particularly adept at vibecoding, or the process of artificial intelligence writing code from prompts in conversational English.
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A.I. Is Making Scams Hard to Spot. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.
28 May 2026 at 23:54
A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.
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Online Scams Have Evolved in the A.I. Era. Here’s What to Do.
28 May 2026 at 17:06
A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.
© Derek Abella
Teachers Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time
27 May 2026 at 20:58
The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said on Wednesday that teaching and learning in the earliest grades “should be done without A.I.”
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After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online
27 May 2026 at 22:03
The government is letting people connect with the world after a near-total internet shutdown. But not everyone has access, and those who do wonder how long it will last.
At the Grand Bazaar in Tehran this month. For a quarter of a year, most Iranians were only able to access a “domestic internet” of government-approved apps and websites.
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Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos
27 May 2026 at 17:00
A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A.I. start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days.
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At the A.I. Epicenter, Technologists Dismiss Pope Leo’s Warnings About the New Technology
27 May 2026 at 05:54
Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual message on artificial intelligence arrived as Silicon Valley’s A.I. enthusiasts pursue their own spirituality through technology.
Jeremy Nixon at A.G.I. House, which he founded in San Francisco’s Twin Peaks.
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Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I. Is Disappointingly Mild
26 May 2026 at 17:01
“Magnifica Humanitas” was measured and cautious.
Progressives Are Listening to the Wrong People on A.I.
26 May 2026 at 17:01
An obsession with the most doomer prospects of A.I. is blinding progressives from thinking about serious, realistic policies.
Iran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About It
25 May 2026 at 17:01
This is a novel form of propaganda.
Court Cases About Money and Speech in Politics
22 May 2026 at 23:53
Readers discuss court cases about campaign finance. Also: Computer science and the humanities.
Nvidia’s Profit Hits $58.3 Billion as A.I. Boom Gathers More Steam
21 May 2026 at 22:30
The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year earlier thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.
What Silicon Valley Is Coming for Next
21 May 2026 at 00:20
Hint: It comes from inside of you.
Tech Workers Have Fears About A.I., Too. They Can Do Something About It.
18 May 2026 at 13:00
Even the developers of A.I. want regulation. They’re starting to take action.
Getting Jeff Bezos to the Opera
17 May 2026 at 22:31
Box office is waning. Donors are fading. Opera needs new lifeblood. The answer lies with tech fortunes.
Demon Attacks. Teleportation. Astrology. The Supernatural Is Back.
17 May 2026 at 18:00
One of the oldest and most durable features of human experience is re-emerging.
China’s Peak Is Now
16 May 2026 at 19:28
Does Xi Jinping see the world this way?
China’s Peak Is Now
16 May 2026 at 19:00
Does Xi Jinping see the world this way?
Why We Keep Tricking Ourselves Into Thinking A.I. Is Conscious
15 May 2026 at 23:00
Notable thinkers keep telling us they think A.I. is conscious. That doesn’t mean it’s true.
The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses Has Finally Come
15 May 2026 at 19:15
Some of this country’s most prominent girl bosses sound like they don’t even know how to read the room.
The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up
15 May 2026 at 18:18
Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
Why China Isn’t Worried A.I. Will Replace Its Workers
14 May 2026 at 18:45
The difference in perspectives between superpowers is shaping the race for A.I. dominance.
China’s Not the Problem. We Are.
14 May 2026 at 22:42
The difference in perspectives between superpowers is shaping the race for A.I. dominance.
The Shared Feeling of Being Harvested by the Future
12 May 2026 at 19:10
There is a shared sense of precarity that lies beneath the envy and distrust.
The Shared Feeling of Being Harvested by the Future
12 May 2026 at 19:10
There is a shared sense of precarity that lies beneath the envy and distrust.
Why China Is So Much Less Scared of A.I. Than the U.S.
10 May 2026 at 04:37
Different strokes for different folks.
This Is What Should Unite the Right and the Left on A.I.
5 May 2026 at 02:07
Both parties can agree to do a whole lot on A.I., but they have to move faster.
