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Who We Become When We Talk to Machines
Professor Sherry Turkle’s new book, “Artificial Intimacy,” offers a withering critique of chatbots and the antisocial dynamics she believes they encourage.
Professor Sherry Turkle’s new book, “Artificial Intimacy,” offers a withering critique of chatbots and the antisocial dynamics she believes they encourage.
Managed File Transfer for Financial Services: Security, Compliance, and Automation
— Financial institutions move sensitive files every day: payment batches, customer documents, claims data, trading reports, reconciliations, and regulatory returns. Email attachments and unmanaged scripts make these exchanges difficult to control. A governed Enterprise File Transfer capability gives security and operations teams one place to enforce access, protect content, prove delivery, and recover from failure. The goal…
AI Tools Review: Which Platforms Make Generative AI More Practical for Creators and Developers?
— The AI market has a familiar problem: there are almost too many tools to choose from. One application writes articles, another generates images, a third creates videos, and yet another promises to turn a few lines of text into an entire song. Meanwhile, developers are exploring large language models (LLMs), AI APIs, and coding…
When Single-Spindle Coil Winders Make More Sense Than Multi-Spindle Lines
— Multi-spindle winding lines get most of the attention in discussions about automation. They promise high output, low labor per part, and impressive throughput numbers. But they are not the right answer for every operation. For many manufacturers, single-spindle coil winders deliver better flexibility, lower risk, and a faster return on investment. This post explains when…
Astronomers Catch a Star Slowly Snacking on a Brown Dwarf, 300 Light-Years Away
The discovery reveals a new way that stars and planetary companions can interact.
The discovery reveals a new way that stars and planetary companions can interact.
No, AI Systems Don’t Have a Drive to Survive — a Developmental Psychologist Explains Why It Only Looks That Way
In controlled safety tests described earlier this year, researchers asked AI models to solve a series of simple math problems.
In controlled safety tests described earlier this year, researchers asked AI models to solve a series of simple math problems.
How to Monitor a Phone Without Crossing the Line
Call recorders and cell trackers can protect your family or business. But using them wrong is illegal. Here's how to do it properly.
— There’s a fine line between protecting someone and spying on them. Most people don’t think about that line until they’re standing right on it. A parent worried about their kid. An employer concerned about company data. Someone who just wants to know the truth about a situation. The tools exist. Call recorders. Cell trackers.…
How to Match Canva Fonts From a Screenshot?
— Learn how to identify a font in Canva from a screenshot, logo, or image, then recreate the design with a practical font-matching workflow. To identify a font in Canva from an image, first check whether you still have the editable Canva design; selecting the text is the simplest way to see the font. When…
The Effects of an “Algorithmic Monoculture” Depend on the Details
In a study focusing on hiring decisions, MIT researchers found the use of a single algorithm by many firms could benefit job seekers in certain situations.
In a study focusing on hiring decisions, MIT researchers found the use of a single algorithm by many firms could benefit job seekers in certain situations.
70% of Americans Think Their Phone Is Listening to Their Conversations. Is It?
The ads that seem to follow private conversations may feel like eavesdropping, but targeted advertising can rely on other forms of data collection.
The ads that seem to follow private conversations may feel like eavesdropping, but targeted advertising can rely on other forms of data collection.
When AI Disagrees, People Don’t Change Their Original View
When an AI chatbot agrees with our reasoning in resolving a social dilemma, we may become more confident in our opinions. But when the chatbot disagrees, we may simply dismiss the challenge rather than reconsider our views.
When an AI chatbot agrees with our reasoning in resolving a social dilemma, we may become more confident in our opinions. But when the chatbot disagrees, we may simply dismiss the challenge rather than reconsider our views.
What Makes a Great SaaS SEO Expert? Butrint Xhemajli on What Actually Drives Growth
SaaS SEO expert Butrint Xhemajli shares his approach to B2B SaaS SEO, technical SEO, AI search and building organic strategies that drive revenue.
— What separates the best SaaS SEO experts from general SEO practitioners? For Butrint Xhemajli, founder of Novalab SEO Agency and a B2B SaaS SEO expert, the difference is not simply rankings or traffic. It is understanding how technical SEO, content, search intent and AI visibility ultimately connect to revenue. During a recent appearance on the…
Survey: 1 in 4 Americans Are Anxious About AI. Here’s What Therapists Say Actually Helps
As AI becomes more pervasive, therapists offer practical ways to manage anxiety and uncertainty about its growing role in everyday life.
As AI becomes more pervasive, therapists offer practical ways to manage anxiety and uncertainty about its growing role in everyday life.
The AI Documentation Tools Clinicians Rate Highest in 2026
— In under three years, ambient AI scribes, the tools that listen to a patient visit and draft clinical notes, have gone from pilot projects to system-wide rollouts across much of U.S. health care. The case for them starts with a burden every clinician knows: physicians spend nearly two hours on EHR and desk work…
URL Shortener vs. Long URLs: Which Is Better for Modern Link Sharing?
Links are one of the most important parts of the internet. They connect people to websites, articles, products, services, videos, forms, and countless other online resources. However, not all links are equally convenient to share. Some URLs are short and simple, while others can contain dozens of characters, numbers, symbols, and tracking parameters. This…