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Big Batteries Are Booming. So Are Fears They’ll Catch Fire
As with any development proposal, community opposition is complex and localized. Though easier to hide than wind turbines or solar…
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This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse
The number of short-term Airbnbs available in New York City has dropped 70 percent after the city began enforcing a…
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Pinterest’s New Algorithms Want You to See Every Body Type
Osborn and Pinterest’s Ta hope that by promoting more diverse body types to its 465 million monthly users, the platform…
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Love, Loss, and Pig Butchering Scams
Bruce had kind eyes and dressed well. Evelyn fell for him on Hinge, and then he stole $300,000. Now, she’s…
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The Generative AI Boom Could Fuel a New International Arms Race
Governments around the world are rushing to embrace the algorithms that breathed some semblance of intelligence into ChatGPT, apparently enthralled…
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Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can’t Be Copyrighted
An award-winning piece of AI art cannot be copyrighted, the US Copyright Office has ruled. The artwork, Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,…
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Grindr’s Return to Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech
Erick Cortez, a knowledge specialist on Grindr’s customer experience team, who is based in Dallas, Texas, doesn’t yet know where…
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Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill
Tech companies and privacy activists are claiming victory after an eleventh-hour concession by the British government in a long-running battle…
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Autonomous Driving Goes Into High Gear
Lauren Goode: Well, a medium duty truck would be between 10,000 and 25,000 pounds. A semi-truck, more than that. The…
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The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet
Plenty of other ideas have also been tacked onto the bill. The current text includes age checks for porn sites…
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