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The Wave-Conquering, Metaverse-Crashing Life of Kai Lenny

It’s All Good

The Wave-Conquering, Metaverse-Crashing Life of Kai Lenny

By Daniel Duane

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Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It?

Cheat Code

Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It?

By Lexi Pandell

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The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution

Shots Fired

The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution

By Manisha Krishnan

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Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool

Kids These Days

Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool

By Elana Klein

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Two Nations, a Horrible Accident, and the Urgent Need to Understand the Laws of Space

Of All Mankind

Two Nations, a Horrible Accident, and the Urgent Need to Understand the Laws of Space

By Khari Johnson

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How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager

FOMO

How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager

By Manisha Krishnan

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The Cop Who Took On Flock

Whistle Blown

The Cop Who Took On Flock

By Dhruv Mehrotra

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Her Brain Was Broken. It Was Fixed With Sound—Not a Scalpel

Brain Wave

Her Brain Was Broken. It Was Fixed With Sound—Not a Scalpel

By Emily Mullin

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Life as a 21st-Century Trucker

The Last Cowboys

Life as a 21st-Century Trucker

By Andrew Kay

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Google Throws Open Doors to Its Top-Secret Data Center

Power House

Google Throws Open Doors to Its Top-Secret Data Center

By Steven Levy

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AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive

Brain Child

AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive

By Claire L. Evans

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How Data Centers Broke American Politics

Body Horror

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

By Molly Taft

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When Your Brain Is in Your Arm

Scatter Brain

When Your Brain Is in Your Arm

By Cara Giaimo

08.10.2026

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Flying Blind

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

By Jeff Wise

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A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out

Kids These Days

A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out

By Ara Rosenthal

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Sundar Pichai on Google’s AI, Microsoft’s AI, OpenAI, and … Did We Mention AI?

The Big Interview

Sundar Pichai on Google’s AI, Microsoft’s AI, OpenAI, and … Did We Mention AI?

By Steven Levy

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The Race to Stop Fish Becoming the Next Factory Farming Nightmare

The Race to Stop Fish Becoming the Next Factory Farming Nightmare

By Matt Reynolds

09.22.2021

How to Use AI to Talk to Whales—and Save Life on Earth

Big Whup

How to Use AI to Talk to Whales—and Save Life on Earth

By Camille Bromley

08.29.2023

A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses

Kid Genius

A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses

By Joshua Davis

10.15.2013

For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark

Private Party

For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark

By Noah Shachtman

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