AI-Scraping Free-for-All by OpenAI, Google, and Meta Is Over
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images You can divide the recent history of LLM data scraping into a few…
Happiness researcher explains why we need to be bored more
It’s no secret that spending too much time on our screens isn’t good, but most of us have…
What it feels like to be trapped in apps—and how to break free
Ohri is experiencing the “30-minute ick factor”. Coined by Alexis Hiniker, a computer researcher at the University of…
This Japanese town wants residents to limit smartphone use to two hours a day, faces backlash
A town in Japan is asking residents to drastically cut back on their smartphone use in a bid…
Why Is Apple Planning to Make a Robot?
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images There are two main stories people are telling about Apple these days. One,…
Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images In July, the United Kingdom began implementing major parts of the Online Safety…
Why You Are Reading Reddit a Lot More These Days
Photo: REUTERS/Robert Galbraith It doesn’t really matter who you are, how you spend your time online, or what…
Why Everyone Should Use The ‘DND’ Feature More Often
As a preteen, I couldn’t resist the siren song of AIM, or AOL Instant Messenger. I’d hear that…