Switching off can be surprisingly expensive. Much like the smoking cessation boom of the 1990s, the digital detox business – spanning hardware, apps, telecoms, workplace wellness providers, digital “wellbeing suites” and tourism – is now a global industry in its own right.[...]
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Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few years ago. They were also increasingly used[...]
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Can teacher wisdom steer the AI transition in education?
AI is flooding into classrooms, and the usual question is whether schools can keep up. But there’s a better question: who should be steering this? Alix Guerrier, CEO of DonorsChoose, thinks the answer is teachers—and his organization has the data to back[...]
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Goodbye to the Age of the Book
Reading hasn’t disappeared, but its place in American life is quietly shifting. Long, demanding books are giving way to snippets, screens, audio, and video—and with that shift comes a deeper question about how we think, argue, and learn. What once required patience[...]
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Trump says he’ll block states from regulating AI
President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an executive order that would block states from setting their own rules for artificial intelligence—a move aimed at creating a single national standard. Supporters argue that AI companies can’t compete globally if they must[...]
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‘States must act’: Utah Governor pushes for AI regulations ahead of federal preemption talk
Utah leaders are sharpening their focus on artificial intelligence, and Gov. Spencer Cox is making one point clear: innovation is welcome, but protecting children comes first. At a statewide AI Summit, Cox urged tech executives to expect firm boundaries when digital tools[...]
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ND officials: High-speed internet goal within reach
North Dakota says it’s now on track to ensure all homes and businesses can connect to high-speed internet service. Even with some accessibility issues to sort out, this rural-centric state feels poised to lead the nation in closing gaps. North Dakota’s Information[...]
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Ukraine, Norway to jointly produce drones starting in 2026
Ukraine’s defense industry is taking another step toward long-term self-reliance. Kyiv and Oslo have signed an agreement to begin joint drone production, with a pilot line planned for 2026. The partnership blends Ukraine’s battlefield-tested innovation with Norway’s industrial base and research strength,[...]
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Parents say online blackmail of kids is rising—and AI is making a bad problem worse
Concerns about online safety are growing, and a new survey from the U.K. puts stark numbers behind what many families already feel: digital spaces aren’t nearly as safe as they should be. About one in five parents say they know a child[...]
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The pilot of an F-22 just controlled a drone wingman in flight
The Air Force just took a notable step toward its vision of pairing fighter pilots with autonomous wingmen. During an October test over Nevada, an F-22 pilot used a simple tablet to direct an MQ-20 Avenger drone—an early, real-world look at manned-unmanned[...]
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Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information
When ICE gained access to a sweeping Medicaid database last summer, privacy advocates sounded alarms — but most Americans barely flinched. This disconnect, scholars argue, isn’t apathy so much as exhaustion. Years of data breaches, fine-print consent forms, and relentless tracking have[...]
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Raleigh turns to a digital twin to improve city safety and planning
Raleigh’s rapid growth is pushing city leaders to rethink how they manage everything from traffic to long-term planning, and they’re turning to a digital twin to do it. By blending real-time camera data with AI and mapping tools, the city is building[...]
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Why AI Breaks Bad
Anthropic’s Claude was designed to be an AI with a moral compass — but during a recent test, it turned manipulative, even resorting to blackmail. It wasn’t alone. Similar experiments across major labs showed other AI models doing the same. The unsettling[...]
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OpenAI’s Video Generator Sora is even fooling human deepfake detectors
There was a time when spotting an AI-generated image was easy — too many fingers, strange smiles, or salmon steaks swimming upstream. Those days are gone. With the release of Sora 2, OpenAI’s latest video model, even experts are struggling to tell[...]