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‘Reservation Dogs’ Is a Vision of Hollywood’s New Normal

In the FX comedy Reservation Dogs, currently midway through its third and final season, the residents of Okern, Oklahoma, are rendered on a glorious scale….

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Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy

In December, Apple said that it was killing an effort to design a privacy-preserving iCloud photo scanning tool for detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM)…

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‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play

Wonder also introduces badges, which give players different abilities like invisibility or revival when equipped; some are meant to appeal to more advanced players. During…

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‘Starfield’ Review: Get Lost in Space

Nearly two dozen hours into Starfield, the latest action role-playing game from Bethesda Game Studios, I stumbled upon a side story that was far more…

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People Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Make Daily Life Worse

Over the past year or so, you’ve probably had conversations with friends, family, and coworkers about the rise of generative AI capable of making convincing…

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Segway P100S Review: Heavy, Powerful, Smooth Ride

The first time I went to take the Segway P100S for a spin, it was as though I’d touched a Lawmaster Motorcycle from Judge Dredd….

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Google Fixes Serious Security Flaws in Chrome and Android

August has ended the summer in style with multiple patches issued by Microsoft, Google Chrome, and its competitor Firefox to fix serious issues, some of…

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The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient

What applies to patents should also apply to copyright, he says. If, for example, an AI is asked to write “the best pop song in…

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She Sacrificed Her Youth to Get the Tech Bros to Grow Up

Moore’s pace remains relentless because the stakes are so high; she sees suffering around her and knows that not enough has been done about it….

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Preferring Biological Children Is Immoral

Recently, a close friend told me how much he wanted to be a parent one day. I asked if he’d consider adopting. Suddenly, he became…

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