We asked developers how work is going. Their response was a cry for help

Imagine a gleaming, modern production line—where something has gone seriously wrong.

At first glance, it looks like a well-oiled machine. In reality, it’s the opposite. Workers have the latest equipment, but ironically, they still spend most of their hours on repetitive, manual tasks that should be automated.

As production slows to a crawl, burned-out employees make more mistakes. Products roll off the assembly line late, often with defects needing repair. Although staff

The Kamala Harris Google ad controversy explained

Kamala Harris’s campaign has been editing headlines and story descriptions from news outlets within Google search ads to appear favorable to the vice president, Axios reported this week. Now former President Donald Trump is calling out Google and the Harris campaign for the practice. 

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Bye, Google: These 3 AI search engines help you find stuff faster

It’s been ages since Googling wasn’t the go-to method for finding information. But a new generation of contenders is hoping to put the ubiquitous search giant in our collective rear-view mirrors.

These AI-powered platforms leverage advanced language models and machine learning to understand context, generate human-like responses, and get you what you’re looking for more quickly than ever before. Just be a little cautious about the accuracy of factual statements, since A

‘We’ve got time’: NASA is still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts in space until 2025

NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty.

Rather than flying

Creamy keyboards are blowing up with ASMR and tech influencers

There’s something irresistible about the sound a key makes when it’s been pressed down. Tech influencers have gone all in on that “thock” noise, investing in computer keyboards—known on social media as “creamy keyboards”—that bulge with colorful plastic buttons, built to optimize our hands’ clack-clack movements. That trend

But it’s not just tech influencers who are hooked. Creamy keyboards have also blown up with ASMR creators, an

The tricky strategy behind the addictive sports betting boom

If you happen to drop a kid off at college this fall, you may be surprised to encounter representatives from assorted sportsbooks handing out free branded swag to returning students. Then again, you may not be the least bit surprised: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision that opened the door for states to legalize sports betting, even the most casual fan is aware of the gr

AI labeled the ‘new, advanced form of plagiarism’ as a Wyoming reporter causes a scandal

A quote from Wyoming’s governor and a local prosecutor were the first things that seemed slightly off to Powell Tribune reporter CJ Baker. Then, it was some of the phrases in the stories that struck him as nearly robotic.

The dead giveaway, though, that a

Why 2024 feels like the first post-Twitter presidential campaign

Even those who scoff at the Trump campaign’s claim that Monday night’s X Spaces conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was the interview of the century may buy into my colleague Joe Berkowitz’s conclusion that the event was a coup for Musk and X. Exac

Help! My friend keeps DMing me about hanging out and I really don’t want to

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? How long do we really have to wait before reminding someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?

Fortunately, terminally online writers Delia Cai and


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