The prime minister is missing a simple trick in his campaign to revive high streets: enforcing the basic laws of doing business

a Washington DC scene report

Hundreds gathered for the "Bad Bunny Lookalike Contest" hosted by Mission Lotería. Only one contestant took home the crown, but all were celebrated.

Blue books may prevent cheating.

Changes signal how the social media giant will make money from its costly artificial intelligence efforts

Digital moguls and strongman leaders are more than disrupters of the old liberal order. Together they seek to sweep it away, writes Giuliano da Empoli

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An Oregon county is looking for solutions to youth homelessness—so it convened a random selection of residents to come up with ideas.

Private messages detail an alleged campaign to smear Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

A lawsuit alleging universities colluded on financial aid provides a glimpse into the ways top schools assess and discuss children of privilege.

A blog post describing Anthropic’s new system, Clio, for analyzing how people use AI while maintaining their privacy

Damion Searls, who has translated a Nobel laureate, believes his craft isn’t about transforming or reflecting a text. It’s about conjuring one’s experience of it.

Inside the surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and deeply confusing reality of AI relationships.

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Update 11/27/24 "Thanksgiving Eve": Patrick and Lilly have been able to sleep in a be… Marissa Mathews needs your support for Empower Patrick Fealey's Future

An extraordinary firsthand account.

Why Political Philosophy Should Be Robust - Volume 118 Issue 4

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News and opportunities for anyone interested in analytic philosophy on normative questions raised by computing, from aesthetics to AI ethics. Click to read Normative Philosophy of Computing Newsletter...

News and opportunities for anyone interested in analytic philosophy on normative questions raised by computing, from aesthetics to AI ethics. Click to read Normative Philosophy of Computing Newsletter...

While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?