Social media algorithms can do wonderful things. They have the power to make or break careers, amplify political polarization (Facebook, Twitter), make people do stupid… Read More »Bluesky’s custom algorithms could be the future of social media | WIRED
Enlarge / Grail is a subsidiary of Illumina, the world’s largest gene sequencing company. Grail More than 400 patients who signed up for a groundbreaking… Read More »More than 400 Grail patients were falsely told they may have cancer
Tools like ChatGPT can open up a new set of questions about technical products and malicious content.
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Shalanda Young couldn’t sleep. A small team of officials from the Biden administration had spent the past two days engaged in intense negotiations with House… Read More »Biden’s Debt-Deal Strategy: Win in the Fine Print
Photo illustration by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images No wonder Google is struggling to keep up with the app store. As of Monday, researchers… Read More »Google’s Android and Chrome extensions are a very sad place. This is why
During a three-part special about the crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer that aired last November on “Dr. Phil,” daytime talk show host Phil McGraw… Read More »How Cringe Creators Make a Living on TikTok
Don Bateman, an engineer who invented a cockpit device that warns airplane pilots with colorful screen displays and dire audible warnings such as “Caution Terrain!”… Read More »Aviation safety pioneer Don Bateman dies at age 91
The bipartisan agreement to avert government bankruptcy this week included modest cuts to a relatively small portion of the federal budget. As a drag on… Read More »The debt ceiling agreement suggests that debt will continue to grow rapidly
Our panel on pandemic lessons included Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo (center) and Dr. Caitlin Rivers (right). In many ways, modern developments have stolen the show during… Read More »Pandemic Lessons: More Health Workers, Fewer Faxes – a summary of Ars Frontiers
Three major chemical companies said Friday they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and… Read More »Three makers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ settle public water lawsuits
Harvey Pitt, a legal prodigy who served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under President George W. Bush for just 18 months, died… Read More »Harvey Pitt, SEC chairman who resigned amid scandal, dies at age 78
Hello! Welcome back to About technology: AIa pop-up newsletter that teaches you about artificial intelligence, how it works and how to use it. In last… Read More »How to use AI to edit and generate stunning photos
US employers added an unexpected barrage of workers in May, reaffirming the vitality of the job market. Despite expectations of a slowdown, payrolls grew by… Read More »US job growth remains strong despite economic clouds
