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Water powers our lives. It feeds our crops, keeps factories running, generates electricity, and fills our taps. But until now, no one had a clear, national picture of how much water we're using—and ...

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If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

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A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies ...

Another JetBrains IDE is joining the likes of RustRover, CLion, and WebStorm in the free-for-non-commercial-use camp. JetBrains is making another IDE available for free for non-commercial use. This ...

That quote, falsely attributed to Ernest Hemingway, is famous for good reason. Not because being drunk helps (it doesn’t), but because the most important constraint you have to remove to create great ...

The debate about ChatGPT’s use of the em dash signifies a shift in not only how we write, but what writing is for. By Nitsuh Abebe There are countless signals you might look for to determine whether a ...