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Turns out Facebook isn't as polarizing as previously thought
Talking Point New studies show that, contrary to prior belief, the algorithm has little effect on driving polarization
By Theara Coleman Published
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Will Musk's rebranding ruin Twitter?
Talking Point Is Musk dooming his own company by scrapping its valuable brand, or is it all leading to something bigger?
By Harold Maass Published
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Phubbing: a marriage-wrecking habit?
Talking Point New study says couples are avoiding talking to each other by looking at their phones - but was it ever thus?
By The Week Staff Published
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Is using Google's Enhanced Safe Browsing mode worth it?
Talking Point The mode has its positives and its drawbacks
By Justin Klawans Published
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Creatives are fighting back against AI with lawsuits
Speed Read Will legal action force AI companies to change how they train their programs?
By Theara Coleman Published
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Twitter to X and five other controversial rebrands from history
Under the Radar Elon Musk’s decision joins a long list of derided company changes
By Rebekah Evans Published
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How worried we should be about space debris
feature As part of a rocket washes up in Australia scientists warn ‘critical mass’ of orbital junk could only be decades away
By The Week Staff Published
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Can AI help or hinder the fight against climate change?
Talking Point Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword in this crisis
By Devika Rao Published
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Elon Musk announces change to Twitter logo
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Google is pitching an AI journalism tool to major news outlets
Talking Point News executives find the technology called Genesis unsettling
By Theara Coleman Published
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Forget junk mail. Junk content is the new nuisance, thanks to AI.
Speed Read AI-generative models are driving a surge in content on fake news sites
By Theara Coleman Published
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World's reduced thirst for oil may be foiled by developing countries' challenges
Speed Read Will developing nations slow the peak of global oil demand?
By Devika Rao Published
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Threads: will privacy fears scupper Meta’s Twitter ‘killer’?
Under the Radar Mark Zuckerberg’s new Threads app has launched but data protection rules mean it isn’t yet available in the EU
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Alexandr Wang: the world’s youngest self-made billionaire shaking up tech
Why Everyone’s Talking About The college dropout has made his fortune supplying AI companies with human labour
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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