Over 1,400 tech leaders and academics including Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have signed an open letter calling on Artificial Intelligence developers to pause training of some of their more sophisticated AI experiments, citing risks they claim could result in “loss of control of …
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As TikTok works to convince Congress to drop efforts to ban the app nationwide, the company has reportedly recruited Democratic and Republican power players, including former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, to help coach CEO Shou Zi Chew. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, TikTok has enlisted …
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No Jumper, a popular podcast whose roots are in hip-hop culture, has allegedly transitioned into a platform for white supremacy, antisemitism, and misogyny, according to a Media Matters for America investigation. The news site, which describes itself as “a progressive research center that monitors, analyzes, & corrects right-wing misinformation,” points …
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Timber Timbre’s haunting record “Run From Me” looms throughout the Season 4 trailer for the HBO series Barry. “You better run for your life,” an eerie voice croons as viewers reconnect with a bloodied and bruised Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) searching for redemption while in prison. He can feel himself …
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There are eight million stories in the naked city — the saga of Inez de la Paz is just one of them. A Thousand and One wants you to pay attention to this particular tale, however, and to give her experience its due. This woman could be anybody. But as …
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Lauren Boebert waylaid a congressional hearing on crime in the nation’s capital on Wednesday by repeatedly grilling D.C. City Council Member Charles Allen on what she insisted were efforts to decriminalize public urination. “Did you or did you not decriminalize public urination in Washington D.C.,” Boebert asked. “No we did …
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In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott was concerned that the network’s insistence on fact-checking bogus claims of election fraud was “bad for business.” “This has to stop,” Scott wrote in a Dec. 2, 2020 email discussing anchor Eric Shawn’s efforts to fact-check fraud claims. …
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Rage Against the Machine were just two shows into their 2022 Public Service Announcement Tour reunion tour when frontman Zack de la Rocha tore his Achilles tendon during a frenetic rendition of “Bullet in the Head.” He managed to soldier through the rest of the North American leg by sitting …
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THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Mandalorian, “The Pirate.” The Mandalorian is a show that likes to keep things simple whenever possible. And it’s hard to imagine a more fundamentally simple story than “heroes rescue community under siege by pirates.” It’s a framework the show has …
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For Chlöe Bailey, all is fair in love and art. Over the past two years, the singer has publicly cycled through a series of stops and starts while building her musical identity outside of Chlöe x Halle, the R&B duo she forms with her younger sister. The six months in …
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