Why everyone believes differently In the mid-1960s, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joseph Weizenbaum, built an automated psychotherapist he named Eliza. This… Read More »AI is not sentimental. Why do people say it is?
Dee Hock, a banker with a college degree who turned the Visa credit card into a global financial behemoth, died July 16 at his home… Read More »Dee Hock, credit card visionary, is dead at 93
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Wu even suggests that we’ve turned a corner by curbing Big Tech’s dominance. “Ten years ago or anytime, they were able to take over potential… Read More »Tim Wu, Biden’s anti-big tech advisor, is living the dream
Jared Kushner wrote in his book that he was being treated for thyroid cancer at the White House. Peter Navarro said he never saw any… Read More »Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro suggests Jared Kushner faked his cancer diagnosis out of sympathy to sell his memoir
Since supply chain problems and the war in Ukraine have rocketed prices, the economy’s most notable feature has been robust job growth.Credit…Scott McIntyre for The… Read More »Jobs report updates: growth expected to slow in July
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The al-Shabab extremist group has exploited internal unrest in Ethiopia to cross the border into neighboring Somalia in unprecedented attacks in… Read More »Somalia’s al-Shabab attacks Ethiopia for the first time
I want us to think about the implications of this new reality: In three of the four most populous countries in the world, governments have… Read More »Classic Internet Censorship – The New York Times
On Thursday, the Biden administration declared the monkeypox virus a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more… Read More »First Georgia woman with monkey pox speaks out on diagnosis
enlarge / Obstacle light with bokeh city background The US Department of Homeland Security warns of vulnerabilities in the national emergency broadcast network that could… Read More »‘Huge flaw’ threatens US emergency alert system, DHS investigator warns
Twitter has accused Elon Musk in a lawsuit of halting his planned acquisition of the company because the stock market turbulence made the deal more… Read More »Musk says Twitter committed fraud over fake accounts dispute
In the midst of an irritating summer for air travel, the Department of Transportation is proposing changes to federal policies guiding flight refunds, giving passengers… Read More »Transportation Department Proposes New Rule To Ease Passenger Air Traffic Chaos
Republican candidates and conservative media organizations on Tuesday took advantage of reports of voting trouble in Arizona to affirm their case that the state elections… Read More »On Election Day, GOP Raises Doubts About Arizona Election
