science
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Human Intelligence in the wake of AI momentum
The Lost Art of Asking Questions (And Why It’s Our Secret Weapon Against AI) We’ve outsourced curiosity. Instead of wondering, we Google. Instead of pondering, we prompt. AI gives us answers faster than we can even finish typing—so why bother digging deeper? But here’s the thing: our brains are like muscles. Stop using them, and Continue reading
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The New Skill in AI is Not Prompting, It’s Context Engineering
Forget Perfect Prompts—The Real AI Skill Is Context Engineering You know how everyone’s obsessed with finding the “perfect prompt” for AI? Like there’s some magic phrase that’ll unlock flawless answers every time? Turns out, we’ve been focusing on the wrong thing. The real secret isn’t prompt tricks—it’s context engineering. Think of it like giving directions Continue reading
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Women Dating Safety App ‘Tea’ Breached, Users’ IDs Posted to 4chan
When Safety Apps Aren’t Safe: What the ‘Tea’ Data Breach Means for Online Dating You download an app meant to keep you safe, only to find out it’s the thing putting you at risk. That’s exactly what happened to users of Tea, a women-focused dating safety app, after a breach exposed their personal IDs on Continue reading
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Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS | FCC now has “never-before-seen controls” over a newsroom, commissioner warns.
Is the FCC About to Become the Newsroom Censor? A Chilling New Deal Explained You know that feeling when you read something and suddenly your eyebrows shoot up so high they threaten to merge with your hairline? That’s exactly what happened to me when I stumbled across the news about the Skydance deal and the Continue reading
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Mastercard, Visa Under Fire As Call To ‘Not Police’ Legal Content Blows Up
Should Credit Card Companies Decide What You Can Buy Online? Picture this: You’re trying to pay for something perfectly legal—maybe an adult content subscription, a political donation, or even just a controversial book. But suddenly, your payment gets blocked. Not because it’s illegal, but because Visa or Mastercard decided they don’t like it. That’s the Continue reading
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FCC to Appoint a Babysitter to Make Sure CBS Isn’t Anti-Trump
The FCC’s New “Babysitter” Role: Is CBS Getting a Political Monitor? So, the FCC might appoint a babysitter for CBS. No, not to make sure they clean up after themselves or eat their veggies—but to monitor whether the network is being “anti-Trump.” Yep, you read that right. This whole thing started when a Reddit post Continue reading
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All Space Questions thread for week of July 20, 2025

Got Space Questions? Let’s Talk Rockets, Moon Phases, and Everything Beyond You ever find yourself staring at the night sky, wondering how any of it actually works? Like, how does a rocket not just fall apart on its way to space? Or why does the Moon sometimes look like a banana and other times like Continue reading
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AI-Generated Content Is the Junk Food of Creativity (And Why That Matters)

‘Nobody wants a robot to read them a story!’ The creatives and academics rejecting AI – at work and at home | Artificial intelligence (AI) We’ve all been there. You’re craving something sweet, so you grab a cheap candy bar. It hits the spot for a second—sugary, satisfying, effortless. But five minutes later, you’re left Continue reading