Posts by Swedan Margen
Broadway’s “Dog Day Afternoon” Is a Dog
Sidney Lumet’s kinetic, emotionally complex film has been transformed into a hokey sitcom with gunshots. Source link
Read MoreIn Counseling Case, the Supreme Court Sides with the First Amendment | National Review
The Chiles decision is a blow to Colorado’s censorship campaign. Source link
Read MoreContributor: Investigate the AI campaigns flooding public agencies with fake comments
California built its tradition of open government — including for citizen boards that set the rules for such functions as automotive repair and security guard licensing — precisely to keep well-funded corporate interests in check. Lobbyists and special interests are constantly scheming to defeat the will of the majority. Now they are able to do…
Read MoreOracle lays off thousands in latest sign of tough times for tech industry
Software giant Oracle on Tuesday started laying off workers as it looks to rein in costs and double down on artificial intelligence. On LinkedIn, Oracle employees, including software engineers, account executives and program managers, shared publicly that they were affected by a mass layoff at the company and were looking for new jobs. Oracle was…
Read MoreCSU made a $17-million AI bet. A year later, students and faculty give it a mixed grade
California State University’s controversial $17-million deal to provide ChatGPT to every one of its campuses has been met with mixed results, with wide but uneven use across the system, high distrust of AI-generated content and broad fears that the technology could imperil job security — even as people say they want more training in systems…
Read MoreSavannah Guthrie’s Excruciating Story, on “Today”
Guthrie had agreed to do the interview as a desperate final appeal. Someone, she kept saying to Kotb—someone must know something. She’s right. You can’t just make a person disappear. Another camera, an eye tuned to the subtle strangeness of an otherwise ordinary day—someone or something, somewhere, must have caught a glimmer of the truth.…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Rejects Ideological Orthodoxy Masquerading as Public Health | National Review
An 8–1 majority found that government may not muzzle counselors who help minors accept their sex. Source link
Read MoreTrump Is Playing a Polling Trick on Himself | National Review
It’s the same delusion that destroyed Biden’s presidency, incidentally. Source link
Read MoreThe New Museum Returns, but Humans Are Left Behind
The New Museum knows that most viewers will be of two minds about “New Humans: Memories of the Future,” a blockbuster exhibition meant to crown the museum’s reopening after a sixty-thousand-square-foot expansion. With more than seven hundred objects, spread across three floors, the show is designed to both stimulate and fatigue you. The official remit…
Read MoreTrump’s Base Will Have a Say on the War | National Review
While restrainers may not have won the debate about strikes on Iran, the president is still operating under the restraints of public opinion. Source link
Read MoreProgressives Give Wealth Confiscation Another Go | National Review
Their proposed wealth taxes would be unjust and economically destructive — if they worked. Source link
Read MoreApple at 50: How a garage startup became a $3.5-trillion titan
Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea. “Five times they turned me down for the personal computer. I wanted Hewlett-Packard to do it. I loved my company, but now Steve Jobs and I had to…
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