Why Earth is not flat: The conspiracy debunked

The flat Earth conspiracy varies, but usually involves a large disc shaped world with a relatively tiny sun and moon circling above it like lamps above a table. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, flat earthism was primarily motivated by biblical literalism. This remains the position of many flat earthers […]

What’s next for OpenAI

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. OpenAI, are you okay, babe? This past weekend has been a fever dream in the AI world. The board of OpenAI, the world’s hottest AI company, […]

Media Matters’ claims that some companies’ ads appeared next to antisemitic content do not seem to be “manufactured”, contrary to what X alleges in its suit (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:Media Matters’ claims that some companies’ ads appeared next to antisemitic content do not seem to be “manufactured”, contrary to what X alleges in its suit  —  Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, has filed a lawsuit alleging defamation by a news organization over claims …