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America Finally Has an Answer to the Biggest Problem With EVs
Used electric cars are not just cheap—they are cheaper than similar gas cars.
Used electric cars are not just cheap—they are cheaper than similar gas cars.
Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington told me that they believe generative AI can help millions of suffering people. I’m not so sure.
A day of reflection on the delight and absurdity of the online-shopping age
The chaotic aftermath of the assassination attempt shows a toxic information system working as designed.
It took mere minutes for unsubstantiated theories to take over.
Even simple actions online can take a toll on the environment.
Why Apple and Google can’t stop map-splaining to their users
Automated bots are about to be everywhere, with potentially devastating consequences.
The game is rigged.
Americans like two-day delivery. But they like cheap stuff even more.
Everything about the climate is changing—except the politics.
Two presidential candidates argue about who’s better at hitting a ball. Nobody wins.
Synthetic images showing curiously handsome versions of Jesus Christ are flooding the internet.
A good manual is hard to find.
How will OpenAI keep its promise to media companies?
Another reason not to trust the search engine in the generative-AI era
The surgeon general’s recommendation to add a warning label to social-media apps is not as straightforward as it seems.
His brand of conspiracism will live on even if Infowars doesn’t.
AI is quickly becoming a regular part of children’s lives. What happens next?
Businesses and creators see a new opportunity in the anti-AI movement.
Generative AI has become truly inescapable.
The worst idea of 2024 so far