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AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head

Book Excerpt

AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head

Martin Reeves and Bob Goodson

A Philosopher Released an Acclaimed Book About Digital Manipulation. The Author Ended Up Being AI

Ghost Writer

A Philosopher Released an Acclaimed Book About Digital Manipulation. The Author Ended Up Being AI

Anna Lagos

He Bought a Racetrack 6 Years Ago. Now He Runs the Netflix of Grassroots Motorsports

Vroom Vroom

He Bought a Racetrack 6 Years Ago. Now He Runs the Netflix of Grassroots Motorsports

Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Sinners Proves Audiences Crave Sex, Vampires—and Fresh Ideas

Fresh Blood

Sinners Proves Audiences Crave Sex, Vampires—and Fresh Ideas

Jason Parham

Star Wars’ Andor Season 2 Depicts the Banality of American Fascism

Mirror Image

Star Wars’ Andor Season 2 Depicts the Banality of American Fascism

Jake Kleinman

Muscle Memory Isn’t What You Think It Is

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Muscle Memory Isn’t What You Think It Is

Bonnie Tsui

Conclave Viewership Shot Up 283 Percent Following Pope Francis’ Death

Papal Succession

Conclave Viewership Shot Up 283 Percent Following Pope Francis’ Death

Angela Watercutter

4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere

/RIP/

4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere

Ryan Broderick

These 11 Nature Documentaries Will Make You Want to Touch Grass

Earth Day

These 11 Nature Documentaries Will Make You Want to Touch Grass

Boutayna Chokrane

You Have to Rent Conclave Today, Because Streaming Is Messier Than Ever

Pope Watch

You Have to Rent Conclave Today, Because Streaming Is Messier Than Ever

Manisha Krishnan

Mouse Mode on Nintendo Switch 2 Already Needs an Overhaul

Ouch!

Mouse Mode on Nintendo Switch 2 Already Needs an Overhaul

Matt Kamen

The Nintendo Switch 2 Price Won’t Get Hit by Trump’s Tariffs

Switched Up

The Nintendo Switch 2 Price Won’t Get Hit by Trump’s Tariffs

Megan Farokhmanesh

Pop the Balloon Was a Viral Hit for Black Daters. Then Netflix Gentrified It

Deal Breaker

Pop the Balloon Was a Viral Hit for Black Daters. Then Netflix Gentrified It

Jason Parham

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection

Stop the Presses

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection

John Semley

Young People Are Making Up to $36K a Year Renting Their T-Shirts and Speakers

Side Hustle

Young People Are Making Up to $36K a Year Renting Their T-Shirts and Speakers

Elana Klein

Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules

Crackdown

Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules

Manisha Krishnan

The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

Null Feelings

The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

Gabriel Nicholas

The Last of Us Creator Didn’t Want to Sweep ‘Upsetting’ Moments Under the Rug

TV

The Last of Us Creator Didn’t Want to Sweep ‘Upsetting’ Moments Under the Rug

Angela Watercutter

Tariffs Will Make TVs Even More Expensive. Buy These 2024 Models Instead

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Tariffs Will Make TVs Even More Expensive. Buy These 2024 Models Instead

Ryan Waniata

All the Black Mirror Season 7 Episodes Ranked

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All the Black Mirror Season 7 Episodes Ranked

Corey Atad