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America is confused.

Author Brian Merchant says understanding the real history of the Luddites can help workers grappling with the rise of AI.

The week before his trial starts, disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried huddles with lawyers, subsists on peanut butter—and asks the judge for more Adderall.

Collectively, separately, Netflix’s film nerds mourn. On X/Twitter, and in think pieces, and in private moments, they let out a collective sigh knowing that they’ll never see a red-wrapped DVD in their mailboxes again.

Hungry for money, hackers in Vietnam have hacked into thousands of Meta accounts. Jessica Sems was on Facebook at 2 am when hackers struck in a series of attacks. First, she was locked out. Then, her account data — photos, posts, even her name — were all gone.

In Taylor Lorenz’s new book, extremely online women get their due.

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Passwords are everywhere. They ensure that only we (or the persons we allow) are able to access our private information and belongings—be that money in the bank or social media identity. However, we often take them lightly, using the same password everywhere because it's easy to remember.

washington’s biggest problem these days isn’t partisanship. It’s that far-right lawmakers are living in their own reality. Extremist Republicans have broken off from the rest of their party to create an alternate universe in which they’re in charge, empowered by Donald Trump’s followers.

Yale has expanded its Assure 2 lineup with two new smart locks: one with support for Apple’s HomeKey and one with a fingerprint reader. Both are firsts for the company, but unfortunately, you have to pick one or the other — there’s no model with a fingerprint reader and HomeKey.