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Tech

A CompSci Student Built an App That Can Detect ChatGPT-Generated Text

01.06.23

By Chloe Xiang
Tech

Facebook: We Show People Completely Random Garbage, Not Nazi Stuff

08.18.21

By Tim Marchman
Pulse

Senators Demand Answers From Zuckerberg Over Suspended Researchers

08.09.21

By David Gilbert
Tech

FBI Hacking and Tech Contracts Are Vanishing from the Web

06.23.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Why Corporations Won’t Hire Remote Workers in Colorado

05.26.21

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Tech

Cops Refuse to Say What Kind of Weapons They Are Using Against Protesters

03.04.21

By Todd Feathers
Tech

‘Justice at Spotify’ Campaign from Musicians Union Demands Radical Changes

10.28.20

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Tech

Group Files ‘Largest FOIA of All Time’

10.16.20

By Matthew Gault
The Pandemic is Driving People to Sustainable Products, But Brands Keep Exaggerating Their Claims

09.25.20

By Shamani Joshi
Tech

California Police Are Using Copyright to Hide Surveillance Documents

06.29.20

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Food

Chicago Now Requires Food Delivery Apps to Disclose Every Single Fee to Users

05.14.20

By Jelisa Castrodale
Money

Frustrated Retail Workers at Everlane Say They Were Prohibited from Discussing Wages, Working Conditions

01.06.20

By Anna Merlan

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Music

5 Songs Every Former Scene Kid Still Knows by Heart

The Congressional members of the 2000s scream/emo music scene silently voted “Grand Theft Autumn” by Fall Out Boy as our collective anthem.

19 minutes ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Gaming

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Performance – Minimum Specs for Verified Games Revealed

Valve has revealed the minimum performance requirements for Steam Machine Verified games, including a 1080p and 30 FPS target.

31 minutes ago

By Brent Koepp
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Life

Subways Are Boiling the People Riding Them, and They’re Only Getting Hotter

Anyone who’s taken a summer subway ride in a major city already knows that stepping inside feels like you’re standing at the gates of hell.

46 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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Music

3 of the All-Time Best Performances by Kurt Cobain

Some of Kurt Cobain’s best performances with Nirvana came in the band’s early career, before the pressures of rock stardom emerged.

49 minutes ago

By Lauren Boisvert
Life

Finally, a Robot That Turns Humans Into Centaurs

For as long as man has walked on two legs, he has dreamed of walking on two more that are a little further back.

55 minutes ago

By Luis Prada