Books

His Trolliness
Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien
The Holy Father referenced The Lord of the Rings in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech billionaires who keep misinterpreting the series.
Miles Klee

Writer’s Block
Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal
Miles Klee

Book Excerpt
The Gamblers Behind One of the Weirdest Cheating Mysteries in Chess Have Been Unmasked
Kit Chellel





The Big Interview
Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’
Katie Drummond

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Book Excerpt
The Mathematician Who Tried to Convince the Catholic Church of Two Infinities
Jason Socrates Bardi





Keeping It Real
Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It
Alana Yzola






a song of ice and physics
George R.R. Martin Coauthored a Scientific Paper
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

AI Lab
Huawei's ‘Chip Queen’ Throws Down the Gauntlet
The Chinese company is adapting to the demise of Moore’s Law, which guides chip production. It could complicate US chip dominance.
Will Knight

Dystopian Vibes
A Dating App Is Giving Away Free Gas to Convince People to Get Out of the House
Amid ongoing economic anxieties, BLK and other companies are giving away basic essentials to appeal to the public.
Jason Parham