Recode1 hour agoThe most hopeful place on earth: an NFT conference post-crypto crashverified_publisherVox - Emily StewartOn a rainy Tuesday in June, I found myself in a packed and buzzing Times Square theater, having skipped a line that wrapped seemingly endlessly around the city block thanks to a very handy press pass. The occasion: an event hosted by Doodles, a collection of 10,000 brightly colored NFTs. To say I …
Recode2 hours agoReligion is influencing how people think about AIverified_publisherRecode - Rebecca HeilweilIt wasn’t science that convinced Google engineer Blake Lemoine that one of the company’s AIs is sentient. Lemoine, who is also an ordained Christian mystic priest, says it was the AI’s comments about religion, as well as his “personal, spiritual beliefs,” that helped persuade him the technology had …
Recode22 hours agoGoogle searches show people’s questions and fears in a post-Roe America Google searches show people’s questions and fears in a post-Roe Americaverified_publisherRecode - Rani MollaWhen the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last Friday, many Americans were upset and confused — and they turned to the internet for answers. The 6-3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health immediately made abortion illegal in eight states, and it will likely become so in nearly half of all …
Recode1 day agoAnyone can fall for online scams — even you. Here’s how to avoid them.verified_publisherVox - Sara MorrisonAlison Giordano just wanted to help out a friend, but instead, she almost lost her Instagram account. The scam was pretty sneaky: A friend messaged Giordano (who, full disclosure, is a friend of mine) on Instagram asking if she could help her win a contest. The friend would send her a text with a …
Recode1 day agoNetflix taught you how to binge. Now it wants you to stop.verified_publisherRecode - Peter KafkaNetflix spends around $17 billion a year on new TV shows and movies. But its newest customers don’t think they’re getting their money’s worth: New data shows that Netflix subscribers are more likely to bail on the subscription service in the first month than are subscribers of any of its streaming …
Recode5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforceverified_publisherRecode - Rani MollaRoe vs. Wade is now overturned, which will soon effectively make abortion illegal in about half of US states. If that happens, historical data tells us that not only will this affect women personally, but it will jeopardize their professional lives, too. That decision, a draft of which was leaked to …
