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What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping
Retailers are racing to hand your shopping over to AI. Consumers are right to be wary – and not just about privacy.
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Sorry, Tampa Bay, mixed-use districts don’t reverse the dismal economics of sports venues
Tampa residents, take note: The Battery has delivered for the Atlanta Braves, but not for Georgia taxpayers.
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The costume maker who convinced Hersheypark to embrace candy mascots and ‘chocolatize’ their old-timey theme park
Hersheypark underwent a total transformation in the 1970s, when candy mascots and thrill rides replaced barn animals and old-timey recreations of Tudor England.
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Despite all the likes, literallys and dropped g’s, English isn’t decaying before our eyes
Throughout the history of the language, what has been considered ‘bad’ speech often becomes ‘proper.’ You just have to give it time.
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¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! Speedy Gonzales set to make his triumphant return to the silver screen
The comeback story of ‘the fastest mouse in all of Mexico’ reveals how audiences – not cultural gatekeepers – shape the meaning of representation.
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The two lives of Chuck Norris
The action star’s death forced fans to reckon with his strange legacy: a real person with a complicated past, and a meme that made him into an immortal symbol of...
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Pensions for Botswana’s elderly are growing, but care services are lacking – study tracks 20 years
Botswana has significantly expanded income support for older people but it’s left them without the care they need.
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Comment l’IA apprend le langage secret de l’ADN, et ce que la recherche y gagne
Plutôt que de produire des mots, le modèle d’intelligence artificielle Evo 2 est capable de prédire une base d’ADN en se fondant sur une séquence donnée.
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« StravaLeaks » : quand les traces numériques deviennent un enjeu de sécurité
L’affaire « StravaLeaks » montre que, dans un monde saturé d’objets connectés et de données de localisation, les traces numériques sont devenues un enjeu central de sécurité pour les environnements sensibles.
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Une nouvelle piste pour stocker l’énergie solaire… et fournir de l’électricité quand le soleil s’absente
L’énergie solaire est associée à des problèmes d’intermittence, car elle ne génère d’électricité que quand le soleil brille. Certains dispositifs pourraient permettre de stocker le rayonnement solaire sous forme de...