NewsInside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers By Andrew Sabastian April 27, 2025 11 Mins read On a February afternoon at the University of North Carolina, a group of seven students on the diving team sat barefoot on… Read more
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NewsHow the War in Gaza Drove Israel’s A.I. Experiments By Andrew Sabastian April 25, 2025 6 Mins read In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped… Read more
NewsSaying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price. By Andrew Sabastian April 24, 2025 4 Mins read The question of whether to be polite to artificial intelligence may seem a moot point — it is artificial, after all. But… Read more
NewsGoogle Parent Alphabet Reports 12% Increase in Revenue By Andrew Sabastian April 24, 2025 2 Mins read Google might be threatened with a breakup after losing two antitrust cases, but in the meantime it can console itself with piles… Read more
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NewsIf A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights? By Andrew Sabastian April 24, 2025 5 Mins read One of my most deeply held values as a tech columnist is humanism. I believe in humans, and I think that technology… Read more
NewsThe Cybercriminals Who Organized a $243 Million Crypto Heist By Andrew Sabastian April 24, 2025 2 Mins read A quiet honor student who had recently graduated from Immaculate High School in Danbury, Veer Chetal was about to begin studying at… Read more
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NewsOn TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade War By Andrew Sabastian April 24, 2025 4 Mins read Chinese manufacturers are flooding TikTok and other social media apps with direct appeals to American shoppers, urging people to buy luxury items… Read more