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Author: Clive Thompson
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After Going Solar, I Felt the Bliss of Sudden Abundance
My rooftop panels showed me that a world powered by renewables would be an overflowing horn…
Drones Are Turning Into Personal Flying Machines
We were promised jetpacks that never arrived. But you know what’s finally here? Big, honking drones…
Spreadsheets Are Hot—and Cranking Out Complex Code
The venerable (and yes, super dull) piece of officeware is getting reinvented as a tool for…
It’s Like GPT-3, but for Code—Fun, Fast, and Full of Flaws
OpenAI’s new tool can autocomplete lines of programming or conjure software from a simple prompt. It…
Hundreds of Ways to Get S#!+ Done—and We Still Don’t
You want to be productive. Software wants to help. But even with a glut of tools…
Tech Companies Don’t Need to Be Creepy to Make Money
The unlikely success of DuckDuckGo suggests a way to escape surveillance capitalism.
Sorry, but ‘I Missed the Meeting’ Is No Longer an Excuse
AI audio transcription is getting smarter—and it's taking notes on your work meetings.
Good-Bye Zoom. Hello Low-Key Ambient Snooping
If you are missing out on serendipity in your remote work, try ramping up your 2D…