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Britain’s relationship with alcohol is complicated. It was too simple to heap blame on the young and calculatedly reckless...
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Britain’s relationship with alcohol is complicated. It was too simple to heap blame on the young and calculatedly reckless...
The original art director of Magic: The Gathering, Jesper Myrfors, has once again taken to social media to offer some interesting behind-the-scenes insight into the early days of the game, this time e...
At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said on Tuesday. Traditional i...
The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.) Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inev...
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Protests in Tehran have entered their 13th day, with severe internet shutdowns limiting communication amid what have become the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. Euronews outlines the d...
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years — but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future....
Don't speak perfect Oxford English? You may face 'shocking' levels of discrimination when using large language models, researchers have found. New customized AI models could be the answer....
A Pinterest executive said Gen Zers use the platform to find their unique aesthetics. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Gen Zers use Pinterest in a very different way from their parents or even older sibl...
The US might hit Iran "very hard" if the regime escalates its crackdown on anti-government protesters, according to US President Donald Trump. How do Iranians feel about these warnings?...
Article URL: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4110681/foreign-tech-workers-are-avoiding-travel-to-the-us.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46436949 Points: 22 # Comments: 8...
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With the repressive machinery Maduro used still in place, many Venezuelans are scared to celebrate his departure....
From PRISM to AI, mass surveillance has only grown more powerful. Bruce Schneier warns the post-Snowden world may be entering an even darker phase....
Character.AI and Google are entering settlement negotiations with the families of teenagers who died by suicide. Illustration by Algi Febri Sugita/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google and C...
Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter. (Image credit: Institut Pasteur-S...
Michael Bloomberg Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images Michael Bloomberg said he opted for a lower-paying job when he started his banking career. Bloomberg said young people are "looking at ...
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years — but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future....
Ride-hailing drivers face increased competition for earnings as well as the growth of driverless taxis. Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images Gig workers have been facing declining earni...
The American economy is tipping away from low-wage workers once again. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images The K-shaped economy has returned, with gaps widening between high and low-income American...