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K, BYE

Is This the Secret to Ending Your Toxic Phone Addiction?

Some phone users are turning to more drastic measures to alleviate the stress that comes with being reachable 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Tanya Chen

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‘BRAIN POWER’

Man Plays Chess With His Mind Using New Neuralink Chip

The patient can be seen playing the game using only his brain, and says he’s “kicking ass, too.”

Tony Ho Tran

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ROUGH SKETCH

Google Pulls AI Image Generator After ‘Woke’ Photos

The company is pausing the tool after it created historically inaccurate images such as Black Nazi soldiers and Native American U.S. senators.

Tony Ho Tran

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EXTREMELY ONLINE

This Social Media Obsessed Chatbot May Save Teen Lives

The bot was designed to combat internet addiction in teenagers. However, some experts are concerned it might actually make the issue much, much worse.

Amanda Coopersmith

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DARWIN AWARD

Don’t Wear Your Apple Vision Pro While Driving, You Idiots

Why does this even need to be said?

Tony Ho Tran

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opinion
COMMUNICATION ISSUES

How a Co-Parenting App Saved My Divorce

After a traumatic split, I didn't know how helpful this parenting app could be for my mental health. It turns out, it worked wonders.

Isobella Jade

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ROYAL TREATMENT

Why This Crypto Mogul Claims He’s a King of a ‘Cyber Nation’

Andrew Lee is a tech entrepreneur, multimillionaire, and occasional hip-hop artist. He also claims he’s Crown Prince of Korea. His next move? Starting a digital country.

Jeff Yang

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.
'BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS'

Zuckerberg Apologizes to Parents in Child Safety Hearing

“Nobody should have to go through what your families have suffered.”

Tony Ho Tran

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ZERO PROOF

Can Non-Alcoholic Drinks Really Give You a ‘Buzz’?

NA drink companies claim that a potent cocktail of adaptogens and cannabinoids can help give sober-curious drinkers a booze-like buzz—but the truth is slightly more complicated.

Christine Williams

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GOOD BOY!

How AI Can Help Treat (and Cure) Your Dog’s Cancer

A tech startup wants to use AI to help veterinarians give targeted drugs for a dog’s cancer treatment—but is it a helpful tool or are they barking up the wrong tree?

Kait Hanson

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opinion
OUR FATHER

The Pope’s Tech Doomerism Shows He’s Still Backwards as Hell

He recently called surrogacy “disgusting,” and said AI could lead to a “technological dictatorship.”

Louis Anslow

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