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I, Sisyphus, Am Ninety-Five Percent of the Way There ....

I, Sisyphus, Am Ninety-Five Percent of the Way There. “Honestly, folks, we are so, so close. The summit is largely visible. It is nearly visible. There is a concept of visibility at play here that is impossible to ignore.”

The Torment Nexus
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Will AI destroy jobs or create jobs? Yes

Will AI destroy jobs or create jobs? Yes

One of the consistent drumbeats that has accompanied the rise of artificial intelligence, along with “Is it going to kill us?” and “Will it kill us and the planet?” is the idea that AI will lead to an epidemic of job losses, and possibly even the destruction of entire categories of jobs.

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Audio • Bob Dunn

The Value of Small WordPress Events in a Changing Tech Landscape

In this epiosde, Adam Weeks interviews Joe Simpson about reviving local WordCamps, emphasizing their unique value in fostering in-person connections, empowering new voices, and adapting to technological changes like AI in the WordPress community.

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I've hesitated at calling FeedLand a feed reader. I'm concerned people would stop listening right there. They know what a feed reader is. But FeedLand is not like most feed readers. Your subscription list is public, as it is in Twitter or Facebook. And when you're looking at ...

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Writing a lot of test posts. And thus have coined some (mostly) rhyming pairs of words. Greek sneakers. Geek peekers. Feast of yeast. Villa in Manila.

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The agentic identity crisis: Why your security isn’t ready for the AI revolution

Abstract geometric illustration of a mountain splitting apart with floating rock fragments against a muted blue background, symbolizing fractured legacy infrastructure and shifting security frameworks.

The transition from traditional web applications to agentic ecosystems is more than a change in the UI; it is a

The post The agentic identity crisis: Why your security isn’t ready for the AI revolution appeared first on The New Stack.

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Text • Oladimeji Sowole

Debugging the undebuggable: building observability into probabilistic AI systems

Minimalist vector illustration of a person holding a torch on a winding path in a dark forest, serving as a metaphor for AI observability and debugging LLM systems.

Debugging used to be straightforward: A service failed, you checked the logs, followed the stack trace, and fixed the bug.

The post Debugging the undebuggable: building observability into probabilistic AI systems appeared first on The New Stack.

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Oura’s New Ring 5 Is Smaller and Lighter—and Adds an AI Health Coach

It’s slimmer, lighter, and more durable. But the real upgrade is Oura’s push into AI-powered health insights and proactive monitoring.

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Standing in solidarity with the hardworking men and women of @steelworkers.bsky.social in Whiting, Indiana, who have been locked out for more than two months.
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Cotopaxi Allpa 35L Travel Pack Del Día Dark: Sustainable and Chic

Created from fabric scraps that would otherwise end up in a landfill, this thoughtfully constructed bag looks great and can carry everything you need for a weeklong trip.

WIRED
Text • Joel Khalili

New Moms Are Returning to Coding Jobs Radically Reshaped by AI

New mothers working in software development are staring down an AI-pilled workplace they barely recognize.

WIRED
Text • Dan Mold

Canon EOS R6 Mark III Review: A Serious Upgrade

With sharper resolution and lightning-fast performance, Canon’s latest full-frame mirrorless punches well above its class.

WIRED
Text • Emily Mullin

These Ebola Researchers Are Stuck in US Due to Trump’s Funding Cuts

The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were launched during the Covid-19 pandemic. The group lost its funding under Trump in part due to conspiracy theories.

WIRED
Text • Lauren Goode

Amazon Thinks the Future of Data Centers Depends on a Technical Problem It Just Solved

The tech giant says a breakthrough in data-center networking has dramatically accelerated the flow of information through its massive cloud infrastructure.

WIRED
Text • Matt Burgess

Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks

Customer data from more than 350 hotels around the world may have been accessed as part of realistic reservation-hijacking scams.

WIRED
Text • Brian Kahn

How Are French Open Players Dealing With the Paris Heat Wave?

Meet the wet bulb globe temperature, the ominous measure that shows when it's too hot to go outside.

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Can A.I. Make People Feel Less Lonely?

For years, caretakers and health officials have been raising alarms about loneliness and social isolation among older Americans. Eli Saslow, a reporter at The New York Times, tells the story of one woman who is using artificial intelligence to keep her independence, and to k...

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Ballots Have Been Seized Across the US. No One Knows What Will Happen Next

So far this year, authorities have seized or demanded ballots from elections in four states. Experts fear the trend could throw the midterms into chaos unless courts draw a line.

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Trump Blurts Out Surprise Admission about Midterms as GOP Panic Erupts

“I don’t care about the midterms,” Donald Trump admitted during a monologue about his Iran war. In addition to candidly declaring that he doesn’t care that his policies are badly imperiling his GOP colleagues, Trump also suggested that the GOP nomination of MAGA wh...

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The Spy Planes That Helped Jeffrey Epstein Take Off

The Spy Planes That Helped Jeffrey Epstein Take Off

How the convicted sex trafficker built his power in the shadows of the Iran-Contra affair — and why no one stopped him.