Stories by pseudolus

On the Allurements of Conspiracy Theory

Programmers, beware: ChatGPT has ruined your magic trick

When innovation goes south: The tech that never quite worked out

The Data Delusion

It Takes a Small Miracle to Learn Basic Facts About Government Algorithms

They fell in love with AI bots. A software update broke their hearts

ChatGPT temporarily banned in Italy amid an investigation into data collection

Twitter posts the code it claims determines which tweets people see, and why

Activision threatened, spied on workers amid union drive, U.S. agency says

MIT Turbocharges Python’s Notoriously Slow Compiler

Scientists observe flattest explosion ever seen in space

Big Tech Companies Are Testing How Far They Can Slash Staff

I Gave ChatGPT an IQ Test. Here’s What I Discovered

Satellite photos from space show California’s transformation from dry to lush

Milton Glaser made America cool again

Magnon-based computation could signal computing paradigm shift

Libraries Need More Freedom to Distribute Digital Books

The 70s nuclear relic that may be about to open at last

Rural children now grow slightly taller than city children in wealthy countries