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Our Last Wi-Fi-Less Refuge Is Gone

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Our Last Wi-Fi-Less Refuge Is Gone

Subpar connectivity on airplanes was a gift, in a way.

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Why Land Will Be a Winner in the Age of AI

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Why Land Will Be a Winner in the Age of AI

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Bugging devices: the astounding ways insects are talking and listening all around us

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Bugging devices: the astounding ways insects are talking and listening all around us

From spiders tuning their silken listening tools, to the beetle’s heady perfume, hundreds of conversations are happening in languages we don’t understand

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Are teens on e-motorbikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers

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Are teens on e-motorbikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers

Experts say better regulation is needed but that bad press about ‘motorized menaces’ puts the wider ebike revolution at risk

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Universality by Natasha Brown audiobook review

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Universality by Natasha Brown audiobook review

A magazine article about stolen gold sparks a culture war between a cast of politically polarised characters

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'Big Short' Investor Steve Eisman Sees an Achilles' Heel in the AI Boom

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'Big Short' Investor Steve Eisman Sees an Achilles' Heel in the AI Boom

Steve Eisman is warning that the artificial intelligence boom has become increasingly dependent on the fortunes of just two companies: OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Agent 64: Spies Never Die review

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Agent 64: Spies Never Die review

PC; Replicant D6 This GoldenEye 007-styled retro shooter is an agreeable set of straightahead shooting missions that hark back to a simpler time, with simpler controls

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Mark Zuckerberg says the future of AI is for everyone. But who owns it?

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Mark Zuckerberg says the future of AI is for everyone. But who owns it?

It’s a nice sentiment, but all AI users should ask three questions about their preferred choice of AI platform

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A Perfect Album for a Frustrating Decade

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A Perfect Album for a Frustrating Decade

Phoebe Bridgers’s new record is heavy with post-pandemic disappointment.

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Atlantic Trivia: Our Greatest Debate

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Atlantic Trivia: Our Greatest Debate

Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.

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The Trouble With Trying to Turn Viral Videos Into Blockbusters

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The Trouble With Trying to Turn Viral Videos Into Blockbusters

The film industry is starting to see Reddit and YouTube as gold mines, but those platforms won’t save Hollywood on their own.

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Schools across the US banned phones. Teens are demanding more offline support

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Schools across the US banned phones. Teens are demanding more offline support

More students are advocating for their own digital wellbeing and developing programs to thrive in tech-free learning environments

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