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The Download: how to survive a conspiracy theory, and moldy cities
—Mike Rothschild is a journalist and an expert on the growth and impact of conspiracy theories and disinformation.It’s something of a familiar cycle by now: Tragedy hits; rampant misinformation...
Agentic AI isn’t always the answer
When it comes to agentic artificial intelligence, the fear of missing out factor is clear. Organizations are plopping down agents, in part, because that’s what everyone else seems to...
The 6 most common reasons digital transformations fail
Believing that digital transformation is about changing technology is like thinking firefighting is about riding in a fire truck. Firefighting is about putting out fires to save lives and...
Apple’s new product is a $230 purse for your iPhone
Phones have always been fashion statements. What started as simple cases to protect your phone has evolved into decking out the devices with every accessory imaginable: dangling charms and...
Improving VMware migration workflows with agentic AI
For years, many chief information officers (CIOs) looked at VMware-to-cloud migrations with a wary pragmatism. Manually mapping dependencies and rewriting legacy apps mid-flight was not an enticing, low-lift proposition...
How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and activism
When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints. But the new front line may be your social media feed. U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Why career development feels impossible for parents—and what they can do
Self-growth requires two things parents often lack: time and energy. Between cleaning messes, cooking meals, and managing extracurriculars, the average parent gets just two hours a week to focus...
Why did SoftBank sell off its Nvidia stake?
On Tuesday, SoftBank, the Japanese financial giant, announced plans to dump all 32 million of its shares in Nvidia, the AI chip maker. The news won’t be the needle...
Data centers have huge water and carbon impacts. Building them in these states could reduce that
When Amazon proposed building its Project Blue data center in Tucson, Arizona, the company faced intense pushback. Residents raised concerns about the enormous amounts of water and electricity that...
To end the shutdown, the Senate voted to destroy the hemp industry
Just when you thought you’d seen it all on Capitol Hill, reopening the federal government appears to have hit yet another roadblock: Hemp. A day after Democratic Senators reached...
