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  • Not all AI is, well, AI
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    Arvind Narayanan, author of the book “AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference,” explores how not all forms of this technology are, in fact, AI, plus how lawmakers should approach regulating it.

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  • Not all screen time is created equal (rerun)
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    Six years ago, Apple introduced a new feature on iPhones and iPads: The Screen Time Report. The feature promised to empower users to manage their device time and balance the things that are really important. But is it actually doing that?

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  • Futurist forecasts convergence of key technologies into “living intelligence”
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    2025 may see AI, biotech and advanced sensors begin to link up and drive innovation while disrupting businesses, says Amy Webb. It could also be a pivotal year for cryptocurrency and quantum computing.

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  • How content creators profit from rage-baiting
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    Influencer Winta Zesu says she made $150,000 last year by posting content meant to elicit “hate comments.” Algorithms reward that engagement.

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  • How China’s EV market could endure higher tariffs
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    Marketplace’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak explains the factors that have made Chinese EV makers competitive and could keep them competitive in a high tariff world.

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  • Yelp helped change the game for online reviews
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    In the 20 years since the site launched, consumers have come to rely on online reviews — even as fakes make them less reliable.

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  • How teenagers can get hooked on sports betting (rerun)
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    Young people surrounded by sports betting ads and promotions run the risk of becoming addicted, says Yanely Espinal of Marketplace’s “Financially Inclined.”

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  • Big Tech’s pivot away from diversity efforts (rerun)
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    Pre-pandemic, the industry was eager to invest in DEI. But culture change proved difficult, says Lisa Mae Brunson of Wonder Women Tech.

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  • A look back at 20 years of podcasting
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    In 2005, Apple’s Steve Jobs helped catapult podcasts as mainstream media when the tech giant introduced its native Podcasts app. Vulture podcast critic Nicholas Quah takes us through how podcasting has evolved since then.

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