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4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI
From 1980s sci-fi films to today’s blockbusters, filmmakers have wrestled with questions about what happens when humans rely on intelligent machines.
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How a pirate flag leapt from anime to global Gen Z protest symbol
From Nepal and Jakarta to Paris and New York, the grinning skeletal image of the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates on 'One Piece' has been a…
Sep 24
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Musk's xAI data center adds slightly to Memphis' air pollution problem
Analysis of the air quality data available for southwest Memphis finds that pollution has long been quite bad, but the turbines powering an xAI data…
Sep 23
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Paramount-Warner Bros. merger raises alarm over press independence
The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms -- CNN and CBS -- under one…
Sep 23
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Inside the tradwife movement
Tradwives influencers' throw-back aesthetics mask a divisive ideology about women's roles, two scholars of extremism explain.
Sep 21
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What's for dinner? Grasshoppers.
Long stereotyped as food for the poor, the local delicacy's gastronomical stature has grown as foodies flock to Oaxaca, Mexico, to sample the crunchy…
Sep 20
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New U.S. guidelines lower the bar for high blood pressure
The new guidelines, updated for the first time since 2017, lower the threshold for hypertension treatment and offer a more personalized approach.
Sep 19
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Trump administration threatens free speech of nonprofits
When foundations provide grants, they're engaging in a protected free speech activity that entitles them to certain privacy rights.
Sep 18
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Muslim representation on TV enters a new era
Post 9/11, brown and sometimes Black Muslim characters were portrayed as 'good' only when aligned with US state power. Muslim filmmakers are trying to…
Sep 17
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Mortgage fraud rarely results in federal convictions
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter-point during its September meeting.
Sep 16
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