It's the last week of the legislative session, and state Rep. Carlos Lacasa's elation is all that keeps his fatigue at bay. He leans back in his plush leather office chair and pops a chocolate into hi
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would undo Florida’s restrictive abortion laws have surpassed the required number of petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot, according to dat
(Rafael Henrique / Getty Images) Most days, this column looks at controversies unfolding on other tech platforms. Today, let’s take a look at the one that hosts this publication: Substack. On Tuesday,
In a strong economic market, startup founders have the benefit of raising from investors who are risk-tolerant and optimistic. But when conditions tighten or become more uncertain, investment can be h
When I graduated college in 2008, even our commencement speaker talked about how moving back in with your parents is nothing to be ashamed of. I sat there thinking well that certainly can't be a good
Dear readers, Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of talk about how conservatives have grown increasingly alienated from institutions of higher education. Confidence in colleges and universit
Classics in the History of Psychology An internet resource developed by Christopher D. Green York University , Toronto , Ontario ISSN 1492-3713 (Return to index ) By William James (1879) First publish
It’s a dramatic, messy era on the internet . Everything is changing rapidly. There’s broad dissatisfaction with the dominant search engine, and activists are worried about the privacy implications of
Effective altruism is increasingly described as a cult. But as the movement’s billionaire adherents pour money into D.C., its obsession with the AI apocalypse is remaking the capital’s tech policy lan
31st December 2023 2023 was the breakthrough year for Large Language Models (LLMs). I think it’s OK to call these AI—they’re the latest and (currently) most interesting development in the academic fie
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This bracing anthology of Christopher Hitchens’s work for The London Review of Books is just the ticket.
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It’s the only generation born fully in the 21st century: the oldest are about 13, and the youngest will be born in the coming year.
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Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore take one of the most overlooked characters in Hollywood and peel back the layers to expose lonely souls and monsters.
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Near the beginning of Todd Haynes’s new film, “May December,” there’s a moment that has become the subject of…
Doug Turnbull Write to an audience, don’t write for them. The audience’s response is a powerful tool. Their scrutiny of your writing gives you healthy skepticism towards your ideas. A useful counterba
When it comes to protecting its intellectual property, Canon is among the most litigious. Whether printer ink or lenses for the RF mount , the company spends significant effort shutting down unregiste
Connecting Florida by train Justin Matthews reports TAMPA, Fla. - A bill filed Wednesday in Tallahassee aims to fast-track high speed rail service to Tampa . The latest Brightline expansion in Florida
Tucked into the recent federal overhaul of retirement rules lies a mini tax loophole for the wealthy and their offspring. The perk, which went into effect on Jan. 1, is embedded in a surprising place:
I just read a delightful blog post called " An app can be a home-cooked meal ". The author of the post, Robin, shares his story of making a personal messaging app just for him and his close family. Th
(Image credit: Valve) Valve has released its Steam Hardware Survey for December, the last of 2023, and the figures are about the same as what they were in November's survey . However, we've taken a cl
Interop between social media apps based on the features writers need. Moving documents between networked apps. We need a set of common features in order for it to work. The features are motivated by t
A surprisingly simple system to prevent kids from accessing their phones during class is gaining traction at schools across the U.S., and bringing in millions of dollars for a California startup calle
Feature Digging into stories of 1980s OSes, a forgotten war for the future of computing emerges. It was won by the lowest bidders, and then the poor users and programmers forgot it ever happened. Retr
When I was coming up in tech, the conventional wisdom was that working at or investing in software companies was a great way to make money, while doing so with companies that took on scientific risk o
Cory Doctorow (by Amelia Beamer) Of course AI is a bubble. It has all the hallmarks of a classic tech bubble. Pick up a rental car at SFO and drive in either direction on the 101 – north to San Franci
Orson Welles once described Harry Lime, his character in The Third Man (1949), as the greatest star part ever written. “It’s where they talk about you for an hour and then you appear,” he explained to
Illustration: The Verge What if you could have a conversation with your notes? That question has consumed a corner of the internet recently , as companies like Dropbox , Box, Notion , and others have
At Google I/O this year we introduced a number of AI-first experiments in development, including Project Tailwind — a new kind of notebook designed to help people learn faster. Today we’re beginning t
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