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The app that turned green chat bubbles blue has been acquired by Automattic, the parent company…

Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI

Turnitin, a service that checks papers for plagiarism, says its detection tool found millions of papers…

Elon Musk Is Platforming Far-Right Activists in Brazil, Defying Court Order

Experts warn, “They are trying to use Brazil as a laboratory on how to interfere in…

Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism

In Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book, the former Greek finance minister argues that companies like Apple and…

The Best Total Solar Eclipse Photos (2024)

Whether you’re in the path of the totality or keeping track from afar, these are the…

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November

Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn’s America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump…

How I Became a Python Programmer—and Fell Out of Love With the Machine

When I started coding, I was suspicious of all the abstractions. Then I discovered the Django…

The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island

By becoming the official custodian of an entire nation’s history for the first time, the Internet…

Review: BYD Atto 3

The Chinese EV giant has arrived in Europe with the Atto 3—an acceptable and good-value alternative…

A Breakthrough Online Privacy Proposal Hits Congress

While some states have made data privacy gains, the US has so far been unable implement…