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IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ What My Solitary Confinement in Iran Revealed About the Dangers of an Isolated Internet BY HOSSEIN DERAKHSHAN |
Online platforms and near-future technologies will exacerbate our physical and cognitive isolation from one another, somewhat similar to how our bodies and minds are controlled in prison. |
PINKY SWEAR | 3-MINUTE READ AI Giants Pledge to Allow External Probes of Their Algorithms, Under a New White House Pact BY KHARI JOHNSON |
Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output. The agreement is not legally binding. |
FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT | 5-MINUTE READ The New Minstrels Are Here BY JASON PARHAM |
AI-generated video and images are ushering in an ungovernable reality—where the remixing of stereotypes is not only accepted, but big business. |
THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ 'Barbenheimer' Signals the Start of Hollywood's Apocalypse BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER |
This weekend, two of the most anticipated movies of the year, Barbie and Oppenheimer, hit theaters. It's an event that could save cinema—right before it implodes. |
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PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ This Stand-Up Paddleboard Is Solid Summer Fun—and It Deflates When You're Done BY STEPHANIE PEARSON |
This compact toy will float your boat and pack down for storage in small spaces. |
UNION DUES | 3-MINUTE READ A Leaked Memo Shows TikTok Knows It Has a Labor Problem BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT |
Internal TikTok documents reveal that the company is preparing for scrutiny of its supply chain. This comes after a Kenyan judge cleared the way for moderators to sue Meta. |
PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ Coravin's Latest Wine Saver Is Here for Your Bubbles BY CHRISTOPHER NULL |
A new version of Coravin's preservation system—which pumps gas into a bottle, letting you sample a glass or two without spoiling the rest—now works with sparkling wines. |
FIELDS OF VIEW | 3-MINUTE READ This Startup Wants to Give Farmers a Closer Look at Crops—From Space BY RAMIN SKIBBA |
A UK company cofounded by an astrophysicist combines AI with radar satellite imagery to keep track of vegetation, and eventually to make forecasts about its growth. |
PRODUCT REVIEW | 6-MINUTE READ Jackery's Dependable Portable Power Station Ticks All The Boxes BY SIMON HILL |
Bring power wherever and whenever you need it with this dependable portable power station. |
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