Airports and airlines have a fake service dog problem
This past month I, like many Americans, flew back home for the holidays. On the first leg of that trip,...
We’re probably going to learn to live with AI music
According to the French music streaming service Deezer, there are about 50,000 fully AI-generated songs uploaded to its platform every...
Imagine enjoying a customer service experience
The weirdest thing happened to me recently. I contacted a customer service department and enjoyed it. I sent an email,...
Grok’s nonconsensual porn problem is part of a long, gross legacy
For the past few weeks, Elon Musk’s Grok AI bot has been generating pornographic images of women and underage girls,...
How the US shut the door on asylum-seekers
When he first emerged on the political stage more than a decade ago, Donald Trump made closing America’s borders and...
Trump’s Greenland push, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting...
Is this time different in Iran?
On Thursday night, the Iran government cut off internet service and international calling in the country as anti-government protests broke...
Dr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption. That’s not true.
How much alcohol should you drink? The US government now vaguely, in effect, says just don’t drink too much. And...
Why almost none of the homes burned in LA have been rebuilt since last year’s fires
The Associated Press this week reported a stunning fact: Of the 13,000 homes destroyed a year ago in the extraordinary...
How X became a one-stop shop for deepfake harassment
What happens when you merge the world’s most toxic social media cesspool with the world’s most unhinged, uninhibited, and intentionally...
Trump’s menacingly dishonest response to the Minnesota ICE shooting
Renee Nicole Good sat idling in her car Wednesday, observing an ongoing ICE operation. The 37-year-old then attempted to drive...
“There’s a fight to be had here”: A local reporter on the pain and resolve in Minneapolis
The events that led to a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good have not been universally interpreted. On...
American voters support animal welfare — and MAGA is seizing on it
Recently, something incredibly rare happened: American policymakers at the highest levels of government committed to tackling animal cruelty. Specifically, late...
Can anyone stop Trump from seizing Greenland?
Key takeaways The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, along with recent comments from the White House have made clear...
Can Minnesota prosecute the federal immigration officer who just killed a woman?
A federal officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, shortly after the Trump administration deployed thousands of...
