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Are We Past Peak iPhone? + Eliezer Yudkowsky on A.I. Doom
“There’s only so many things that you can do to redesign a glass rectangle in your pocket.”...

Roblox Sued for Wrongful Death After Teenager’s Suicide
At age 7, Ethan Dallas began playing the online game, where he met Nate. Deadly abuse followed, said Ethan’s mother, who blames Roblox....

‘Civil War’ Mentions Surge Online After Charlie Kirk Shooting
The term has increasingly been invoked on social media after major political moments, highlighting divisions among Americans....

A.I.’s Prophet of Doom Wants to Shut It All Down
Eliezer Yudkowsky has spent the past 20 years warning A.I. insiders of danger. Now, he’s making his case to the public....

Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room
“The Parliament of Nepal right now is Discord,” a user said of the platform popular with video gamers, where tens of thousands are debating the nation’s future....

OpenAI Takes Big Steps Toward Its Long-Planned Reorganization
The start-up reached a tentative deal with Microsoft, its biggest investor, and said it would give a $100 billion stake to the nonprofit that manages it....

Wild Speculation and Misinformation on Charlie Kirk Shooting Spreads on Social Media
Social media users are spreading elaborate and entirely unsubstantiated theories about what happened to the conservative commentator....

F.T.C. Starts Inquiry Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety
The Federal Trade Commission said it was starting an inquiry of how six major tech companies monitor activity that could harm minors....

Their Schools Banned Phones. Out Came the iPods and Cassette Players.
Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans....