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Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT
A lawyer representing a man who sued an airline relied on artificial intelligence to help prepare a court filing. It did not go well.
A Paralyzed Man Can Walk Naturally Again With Brain and Spine Implants
In a new study, researchers describe a device that connects the intentions of a paralyzed patient to his physical movements.
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‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.
Opinion | If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why.
Surveillance-based advertising is not only destroying democracy; it also pitches us lousy, overpriced goods.
The Long Demise of the Stretch Limousine
Once a symbol of affluence, the stretch limo has largely fallen out of favor as the rise of Uber and Lyft, the Great Recession and new regulations hastened a shift to chauffeured vans and S.U.V.s.
Microsoft Says New A.I. Shows Signs of Human Reasoning
A provocative paper from researchers at Microsoft claims A.I. technology shows the ability to understand the way people do. Critics say those scientists are kidding themselves.
What Was Twitter, Anyway?
Whether the platform is dying or not, it’s time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.
The New York Times on Food
My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years. Does the World Need It Anymore?
Forced to shutter Prune, I’ve been revisiting my original dreams for it — and wondering if there will still be a place for it in the New York of the future.
Beyond Meat Is Struggling, and the Plant-Based Meat Industry Worries
A few years ago, business was booming. That growth has slowed, with some wondering if the number of consumers has reached its limit.
The New York Times on Health
Can Virtual Reality Help Ease Chronic Pain?
V.R. treatments may provide relief similar to intravenous opioids — a tantalizing prospect for the millions of Americans living with chronic pain.
11 Minutes of Exercise a Day May Help Counter the Effects of Sitting
The sweet spot for physical activity and longevity seemed to arrive at about 35 minutes a day of brisk walking or other moderate activities.
The New York Times on Housing
America’s Cities Are Unlivable. Blame Wealthy Liberals.
The demise of a California housing measure shows how progressives abandon progressive values in their own backyards.
A Landlord ‘Underestimated’ His Tenants. Now They Could Own the Building.
When a new landlord bought their building in the Bronx and threatened to raise rents and kick them out, tenants banded together. They never expected how far they might get: the chance to buy their…
The New York Times on Immigration
Making President Trump’s Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers
At the president’s New Jersey golf course, an undocumented immigrant has worked as a maid since 2013. She said she never imagined she “would see such important people close up.”
Why a Banking Heiress Spent Her Fortune on Keeping Immigrants Out
Newly unearthed documents reveal how an environmental-minded socialite became an ardent nativist whose money helped sow the seeds of the Trump anti-immigration agenda.
The New York Times on Politics
The Making of Vladimir Putin
Tracing Putin’s 22-year slide from statesman to tyrant.
The American Abyss
A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next
The New York Times on Running
How I Tricked Myself Into Liking Running
It’s good for your mental and physical health, and doesn’t require any equipment. So why does it seem so hard to get started?
«Sports, in general, were not my thing. Running, less so.»
Getting Back Into Running Is Easier Than You Think
Whether you’re lacing up your running shoes after a few months or a few years, follow these tips to avoid injury and frustration.
The New York Times on Travel
I Lived the #VanLife. It Wasn’t Pretty.
The writer Caity Weaver’s pursuit of the manifest destiny of the millennial generation ended up looking better in the photos.
36 Hours in Zurich
To a yearlong celebration of the centenary of Dada, you can add first-rate restaurants, Art Deco bars and a lake cruise with views of the Alps.
The New York Times on Trump
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father
The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.
‘Covid, Covid, Covid’: In Trump’s Final Chapter, a Failure to Rise to the Moment
As the U.S. confronted a new wave of infection and death through the summer and fall, the president’s approach to the pandemic came down to a single question: What would it mean for him?
The New York Times on Twitter
The Follower Factory
Everyone wants to be popular online. Some even pay for it. Inside social media’s black market.
Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside
Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times. What might have been a pursuit of Bitcoin spun out of control.
The New York Times on Women
Silicon Valley Women, in Cultural Shift, Frankly Describe Sexual Harassment
More than two dozen women in the tech start-up industry spoke to The New York Times about being sexually harassed by investors and mentors.
The Secret History of Women in Coding
Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?
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Stop Trying to Be Productive
The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty.
«“I’m trying to be more OK with just being.”»
We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting
We’re in a golden age of progress in artificial intelligence. It’s time to start taking its potential and risks seriously.
Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company
Yvon Chouinard has forfeited ownership of the company he founded 49 years ago. The profits will now be used to fight climate change.
Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse
More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
New research reveals surprising truths about why some work groups thrive and others falter.
«The researchers eventually concluded that what distinguished the ‘‘good’’ teams from the dysfunctional groups was how teammates treated one another.»
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