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Social media may be bad for you but the remedy could be worse

Social media may be bad for you but the remedy could be worse

Meta has been found guilty in two separate but related cases involving the alleged harms of its social platforms in the past couple of weeks.

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Are we having the wrong nightmares about AI?

Are we having the wrong nightmares about AI?

There are lots of potential nightmares when it comes to artificial intelligence.

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Pokemon Go created a 3D map of the world – but for what?

Pokemon Go created a 3D map of the world – but for what?

You may have seen the recent headlines about how a company called Niantic Spatial is using a database of real-world locations that was originally compiled by players of the mobile game Pokemon Go — a game that launched about a decade ago and quickly became an obsession for tens of millions of people, young and old.

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If Havana Syndrome is real it implies a massive coverup

If Havana Syndrome is real it implies a massive coverup

In 2016, staff at both the U.S.

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The danger posed by AI just got a lot more real all of a sudden

The danger posed by AI just got a lot more real all of a sudden

I came across a maxim many years ago in a blog post written by Chris Dixon, a startup guy who is now a partner with Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley VC outfit.

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Are prediction markets fueling a gambling epidemic?

Are prediction markets fueling a gambling epidemic?

The term “prediction market” sounds so scientific, doesn’t it?