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The Age of AI Hacking Is Closer Than You Think

[ad_1] And finally—​sophistication: AI-​assisted hacks open the door to complex strategies beyond those that can be devised by the unaided…

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Robo Truckers and the AI-Fueled Future of Transport

[ad_1] While adaptive cruise control might seem very different from a fully autonomous vehicle—and it is, technologically—the two technologies reside…

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The World Is Drowning in Plastic. Here’s How It All Started

[ad_1] In the early 2010s, brands began phasing out the plastic microbeads they’d been adding to toothpaste and face scrubs…

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The US Needs to Recognize Intimate Privacy as a Civil Right

[ad_1] Underlying Bedoya’s argument—​and that of James in the Jack’d case—​are the antidiscrimination principles governing modern civil rights laws. Under…

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Streamers Use Playlists to Control the Music Industry

[ad_1] Paul Johnson’s life was like any other struggling musician’s—working multiple jobs, picking up gigs, hustling. Then his warm acoustic…

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This Dangerous Meme in US Politics Is Over a Century Old

[ad_1] “This incredible journey we’re on together has only just begun,” former president Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio…

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Kanye West Was Right(ish)

[ad_1] Four thousand is a reference to the 40 acres Black people were supposed to receive as reparations and start-up…

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How Does Queerness Fit Into the US Census?

[ad_1] How does a data set like the US census deal with people who defy its expectations? How can a…

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What If You Tried to Swallow a Whole Cloud?

[ad_1] As the soup collapsed inward toward the center of the solar system, its molecules would be squeezed closer together…

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If Humans Went Extinct, Would a Similar Species Evolve?

[ad_1] The rise of powerful new technology means that humanity must confront the risk of its own demise. The invention…

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