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  • Aon is one of a growing number of companies using AI to screen job applicants. It’s efficient—but are ‘racist, sexist’ systems baked in?

    Aon is one of a growing number of companies using AI to screen job applicants. It’s efficient—but are ‘racist, sexist’ systems baked in?

  • ‘I don’t want fights’: He’s found love with an AI girlfriend. But is she curing the loneliness epidemic or just ‘weird and unhealthy’?

    ‘I don’t want fights’: He’s found love with an AI girlfriend. But is she curing the loneliness epidemic or just ‘weird and unhealthy’?

  • Ahead of ‘Liberation Day,’ Trump makes wild claims to support his tariffs

    Ahead of ‘Liberation Day,’ Trump makes wild claims to support his tariffs

  • ‘Every serial unaliver out here like’: Questions swirl after 17th body found in Austin, Texas lake

    ‘Every serial unaliver out here like’: Questions swirl after 17th body found in Austin, Texas lake

  • He’s one of the most famous ‘diagnosed narcissists’ online. But are narcissist influencers shining light on a misunderstood disorder or simply feeding their narcissism?

    He’s one of the most famous ‘diagnosed narcissists’ online. But are narcissist influencers shining light on a misunderstood disorder or simply feeding their narcissism?

  • EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Proud Boys lieutenant wasn’t pardoned over the Capitol riot. Now he may sue the government

    EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Proud Boys lieutenant wasn’t pardoned over the Capitol riot. Now he may sue the government

  • ‘I’m considered a national hero’: A month ago Trump pardoned these J6ers. Now CPAC says they’re not welcome

  • ‘The voice of a generation’: Fox News aired his Luigi Mangione song. So this Gen Zer sent the network a $500 invoice

    ‘The voice of a generation’: Fox News aired his Luigi Mangione song. So this Gen Zer sent the network a $500 invoice

  • He’s working on Elon Musk’s ‘plutocratic coup.’ Last year, he won a $100,000 grant to promote ‘democratic governance’ in AI

    He’s working on Elon Musk’s ‘plutocratic coup.’ Last year, he won a $100,000 grant to promote ‘democratic governance’ in AI

  • UPDATED: Vogue’s Instagram has 1 million followers and posts Spotify ads, exclusive interviews. There’s just one problem

    UPDATED: Vogue’s Instagram has 1 million followers and posts Spotify ads, exclusive interviews. There’s just one problem

  • ’14th Now’: Thousands expected to convene in nation’s capital to demand Congress bar Trump from office

    ’14th Now’: Thousands expected to convene in nation’s capital to demand Congress bar Trump from office

  • 🕵️‍♀️ 10 must-reads from our investigative team

    🕵️‍♀️ 10 must-reads from our investigative team

  • ‘I work at a hospital’: From Reddit to 4chan, blue and red readers disagreed on everything. Then came Luigi Mangione

    ‘I work at a hospital’: From Reddit to 4chan, blue and red readers disagreed on everything. Then came Luigi Mangione

  • ‘That’s the last footage we have of him’: 14 people disappeared on Lady Bird Lake. Now Austin’s convinced it’s the Rainey Street Ripper

    ‘That’s the last footage we have of him’: 14 people disappeared on Lady Bird Lake. Now Austin’s convinced it’s the Rainey Street Ripper

  • ‘They’re whipping us with our money’: Experts say DeSantis is using state money to ‘illegally’ oppose abortion, legal weed

    ‘They’re whipping us with our money’: Experts say DeSantis is using state money to ‘illegally’ oppose abortion, legal weed

  • EXCLUSIVE: Will a three-person ‘hate slate’ with ties to Moms for Liberty, Betsy DeVos demolish a once flourishing public school district?

    EXCLUSIVE: Will a three-person ‘hate slate’ with ties to Moms for Liberty, Betsy DeVos demolish a once flourishing public school district?

  • ‘They’ve added all these other opportunities to interact with technology in the car’: Tesla pioneered touchscreens. Then crashes went up

    ‘They’ve added all these other opportunities to interact with technology in the car’: Tesla pioneered touchscreens. Then crashes went up

  • EXCLUSIVE: Notorious white nationalist uses Hurricane Helene to spread anti-Black and anti-immigrant sentiment—and raise money

    EXCLUSIVE: Notorious white nationalist uses Hurricane Helene to spread anti-Black and anti-immigrant sentiment—and raise money

  • EXCLUSIVE: Court fines anti-immigrant site VDARE $43,500 and orders it to reveal its writers’ real names

    EXCLUSIVE: Court fines anti-immigrant site VDARE $43,500 and orders it to reveal its writers’ real names

  • MilTok explodes with furious allegations of leaked documents, stolen valor in wake of Trump Arlington National Cemetery event

    MilTok explodes with furious allegations of leaked documents, stolen valor in wake of Trump Arlington National Cemetery event

  • EXCLUSIVE: Inside the global ghost worker industry that’s taking thousands of American tech jobs

    EXCLUSIVE: Inside the global ghost worker industry that’s taking thousands of American tech jobs

  • Election 2024: The future of TikTok and tech policy under Trump versus Harris

    Election 2024: The future of TikTok and tech policy under Trump versus Harris

  • ‘Algorithmic warnings’: Study finds AI is a better lie detector than humans. It could be huge for Facebook, Google, TikTok misinfo

    ‘Algorithmic warnings’: Study finds AI is a better lie detector than humans. It could be huge for Facebook, Google, TikTok misinfo

  • DeSantis, Moms for Liberty backed school board candidate wins Jacksonville seat despite past anti-Black posts

    DeSantis, Moms for Liberty backed school board candidate wins Jacksonville seat despite past anti-Black posts

  • This West Virginia castle is HQ to an infamous anti-immigrant website that’s influenced mainstream Republicans. Their neighbors are fighting back

    This West Virginia castle is HQ to an infamous anti-immigrant website that’s influenced mainstream Republicans. Their neighbors are fighting back

  • ‘I spent $100 million fighting Joe Biden’: Trump laments Harris swap at Moms for Liberty summit

    ‘I spent $100 million fighting Joe Biden’: Trump laments Harris swap at Moms for Liberty summit

  • ‘We cannot have someone advanced on the left… who has exploited people like this’: Who is Beau of the Fifth Column, really?

    ‘We cannot have someone advanced on the left… who has exploited people like this’: Who is Beau of the Fifth Column, really?

  • ‘I can’t explain why’: Does this dog dewormer cure cancer? These Facebook groups say yes. So does Joe Tippens

    ‘I can’t explain why’: Does this dog dewormer cure cancer? These Facebook groups say yes. So does Joe Tippens

  • ‘They’re just trying to go viral’: Student who filmed pro-Palestine protest on college campus plans to sue protesters

    ‘They’re just trying to go viral’: Student who filmed pro-Palestine protest on college campus plans to sue protesters

  • ‘It’s not an act of love if you make her’: Women nationwide will strike on second anniversary of Roe v. Wade falling

    ‘It’s not an act of love if you make her’: Women nationwide will strike on second anniversary of Roe v. Wade falling

  • Women, money, and Taylor Swift tickets: The life and death of a Florida Republican ‘kingmaker’

    Women, money, and Taylor Swift tickets: The life and death of a Florida Republican ‘kingmaker’

  • ‘This message is not a confession’: Was this notorious troll network led by teenagers?

    ‘This message is not a confession’: Was this notorious troll network led by teenagers?

  • ‘It’s squeezing us out of the market’: Temu has taken e-commerce by storm—but sellers say they’re paying for those low prices

    ‘It’s squeezing us out of the market’: Temu has taken e-commerce by storm—but sellers say they’re paying for those low prices

  • ‘They do have blood on their hands. And they will have more’: Why Florida is a sunny haven for white nationalists

    ‘They do have blood on their hands. And they will have more’: Why Florida is a sunny haven for white nationalists

  • ‘He knows when to use humor; he can be very friendly and nice’: The neo-Nazi up the road

    ‘He knows when to use humor; he can be very friendly and nice’: The neo-Nazi up the road

  • ‘You have to take the little towns first’: White nationalism infiltrates Idaho Republicans, where the ‘Christian Taliban’ is gaining influence

    ‘You have to take the little towns first’: White nationalism infiltrates Idaho Republicans, where the ‘Christian Taliban’ is gaining influence

  • ‘The whole town has my back’: Anti-immigration power couple has big plans to shape U.S. laws—from their castle in West Virginia

    ‘The whole town has my back’: Anti-immigration power couple has big plans to shape U.S. laws—from their castle in West Virginia

  • ‘We’re always trying to recruit him’: Houston police union praises vigilante with history of using racial slurs

    ‘We’re always trying to recruit him’: Houston police union praises vigilante with history of using racial slurs

  • EXCLUSIVE: A missing laptop could be key to prosecuting Trump. This rural Georgia county only recently admitted that it exists

    EXCLUSIVE: A missing laptop could be key to prosecuting Trump. This rural Georgia county only recently admitted that it exists

  • Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X? (updated)

    Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X? (updated)

  • ‘Like a trap’: Are posters of Israeli hostages drawing awareness or baiting pro-Palestinians into getting canceled when they tear them down?

    ‘Like a trap’: Are posters of Israeli hostages drawing awareness or baiting pro-Palestinians into getting canceled when they tear them down?

  • ‘It’s just thick with abuse’: Inside the online reckoning of underground church Two by Twos

    ‘It’s just thick with abuse’: Inside the online reckoning of underground church Two by Twos

  • ‘I won’t survive’: Growing up with a Moms for Liberty parent, a group that’s suddenly one of the most influential forces in U.S. schools

    ‘I won’t survive’: Growing up with a Moms for Liberty parent, a group that’s suddenly one of the most influential forces in U.S. schools