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The FTC comes after neobank Dave for misleading marketing, hidden fees




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LA man wearing GPS ankle monitor is accused of a robbery string. Officials can't track him




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SF Muni finally ditching floppies




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Tribal digital sovereignty in today's dystopia




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AI frisking




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AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy




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Missing Author




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AI in radio: A Polish interviewer fired




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FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests ot tech giants to steal people's private information




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Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers




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Election Officials Are Prepared for a Lot More Than You Might Think




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Missing Author




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X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI models




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How my son got into Duke

The worst criticism I’ve ever received from an editor is “it sounds like ChatGPT wrote this.” But as soon as Melissa told me that I thought: she’s right. Unfortunately, she said this about the post I wrote about my son getting into Duke. So I’m trying again because I need to tell you that he […]

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WNBA is totally annoying, here’s how to fix it for Caitlin Clark’s arrival

Professional women’s basketball is a cesspool of mediocrity full of women gatekeeping so the sport can’t change. Fortunately, incoming rookie Caitlin Clark is worth more than the entire WNBA due to her sponsorships. This means that unlike other players, Clark doesn’t work for the WNBA she works for her sponsors and her fans. Also, Clark […]

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How to get funding from deluded, self-congratulating investors

From 1997 to 2012 just 1% of VC funded companies had female founders. Three of those companies were mine. People tell me it’s much better for women now, but statistically, this is BS. I raised money for a startup recently, and here’s what I found works best for female founders: Get a male cofounder. Women raising money without […]

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What explains the outsized success of autistic applicants to college

Z went to a Duke recruiting weekend where accepted kids can get a feel for the university. He hung out with some kids who decided to go to Harvard and Stanford, and a bunch of kids who decided on Duke. What was similar about all of them? They talked openly about having autism. At lunch […]

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My Jewish college kid is protesting the war in Gaza. And I’m proud.

In the last 48 hours many of Y’s friends have been arrested for being part of an anti-war encampment at their college. I am shocked by the large number of college encampments across the US, but I knew this was coming because Y (who goes by they) has been discussing it for months. We are […]

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Questionnaire for everyone who stopped talking to me

I’ve developed a survey to give to people who slipped me into their not-friend category. Since I’m a person with no ability to cope with nuance, answers to all questions are yes/no. 1. Were you ever my real friend?  I want to know if you needed me like I needed you, but I don’t want […]

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