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Aug 28

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The bookseller using AI to battle back against Big Tech’s digitize-and-destroy campaign
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Aug 27

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A cancer vaccine breakthrough, medical AI faces a reality check and recalls pile up

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Aug 27

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Audiences love this ‘Bama Rush’ influencer — does it matter if she’s AI?
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Aug 27

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New York’s Rikers Island jails are supposed to close within a year. What happens when they don’t?
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Aug 26

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State fairs, celebrations of local artistry, are drowning in AI-generated art
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Aug 26

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‘Flock Sock’ blocks unpopular surveillance cameras

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Aug 26

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US-Canada trade war threatens more than high prices
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Aug 26

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When should children get each vaccine dose? And who gets to decide?
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Aug 25

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News consumers really hate paywalls. So why have they come to dominate the internet?

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Aug 25

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You could pay for this article — or you could read it for free through a shady website. Inside the economics of news paywalls
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Aug 25

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How much recess time do kids really need?
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Aug 24

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If your art trained the AI, MIT says you may never be able to prove it
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Aug 24

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A vibe shift online? How tradwives’ ‘girlboss’ turns indicate a changing content market
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Aug 22

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Property owners are in a standoff against Texas power expansion
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Aug 21

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Supreme Court allows Trump’s ballroom project to proceed for now
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Aug 21

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Your M&Ms are changing colors. But are the new natural dyes safe?
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Aug 20

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Pollsters weather storm of fake data, secret sponsorships, with some afraid to give names
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Aug 20

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Soda and stomach cancer? Plus, protecting your brain, babies and breakfast

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Aug 20

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How data centers became America’s favorite new villain — online and IRL
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Aug 19

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He hacked Epstein and then went into hiding

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Aug 19

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Political foes unite in a common cause: de-Flocking America
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Aug 19

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What happens when an apartment building is designed for people who can’t see
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Aug 18

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This state now requires warning labels on AI-generated ads

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Aug 18

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The evidence against plastic is mounting. But is it possible to cut it out of our lives?