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The Game Theory of the Auto Strikes
As the United Auto Workers strike against Detroit’s Big Three drags on, a classic behavioral theory provides a way to figure out how long they may co…
3 years ago
Chatbot Hallucinations Are Poisoning Web Search
Untruths spouted by chatbots ended up on the web—and Microsoft's Bing search engine served them up as facts. Generative AI could make search harder t…
3 years ago
The Team Helping Women Fight Digital Domestic Abuse
Location-enabled tech designed to make our lives easier is often exploited by domestic abusers. Refuge, a UK nonprofit, helps women to leave abusive …
3 years ago
India Is Using Terrorism Laws to Target Journalists
Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdow…
3 years ago
What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?
Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green. Thanks for lis…
3 years ago
X Fires Its Election Team Before a Huge Election Year
The “last man standing” in X’s threat intelligence team has been fired, as the company guts its election integrity response ahead of a year in which …
3 years ago
An Epic Fight Over What Really Killed the Dinosaurs
A deep learning model has joined a vigorous debate over whether volcanoes began dinosaur doomsday well before the asteroid hit. Thanks for listening …
3 years ago
Amazon’s All-Powerful ‘Buy Box’ Is at the Heart of Its New Antitrust Troubles
The US Federal Trade Commission filed a long-anticipated antitrust complaint alleging that Amazon uses its power over sellers to keep ecommerce price…
3 years ago
Why Rain Is Getting Fiercer on a Warming Planet
Extreme rain is getting more extreme as temperatures rise. That may seem counterintuitive, but the underlying physics is crystal clear. Thanks for li…
3 years ago
California's Governor Vetoes State Ban on Driverless Trucks
California lawmakers, egged on by unions, voted to require a human onboard autonomous trucks over fears about safety and job losses. Governor Gavin N…
3 years ago