The Washington Post
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- 2026-05-13 product_launch The Washington Post launched a new opinion podcast titled "Make It Make Sense." source
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Washington Post's new opinion podcast draws criticism for poor production
The Washington Post has launched a new opinion podcast, "Make It Make Sense," with an apparent investment of $80,000 in new audio and video equipment. Despite the investment and a remodeled studio, the podcast's video c…
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Polymarket Prediction Market Sees Top 1% Capture 76.5% of Gains
A recent study on Polymarket's prediction market revealed that the majority of users lose money, often small amounts. Conversely, the top 1% of users captured a disproportionately large share of the gains, accounting fo…
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Russian debt defaults surge as Putin prioritizes war over economy
Russia is facing a growing debt crisis, with a quarter of its bond market at risk of default as economic contraction and high interest rates strain businesses. GDP has shrunk, and technical defaults have significantly i…
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Americans cut driving, travel, and budgets amid soaring gas prices
Americans are significantly altering their daily routines and financial habits in response to soaring gasoline prices, which have reached $4.54 per gallon on average. Many are cutting back on driving, adjusting vacation…
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Crimson Desert adds mounts and refinement extraction, eschews roadmap for player feedback
Pearl Abyss is releasing a new patch for their game Crimson Desert this weekend, introducing special mounts and an extraction feature for equipment refinement. The extraction feature aims to address player concerns abou…
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Hantavirus cruise outbreak sparks concern but won't become a pandemic
An outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship has led to several illnesses and three deaths, prompting contact tracing and isolation measures for passengers. While the Andes strain involved is capable of human-to-human tra…
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Governments grapple with AI hallucinations in policy and reports
Governments worldwide are grappling with the fallout from AI-generated hallucinations appearing in official documents. South Africa recently withdrew its draft national AI policy after discovering AI-created fake resear…
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Publishers sue Meta over AI training data for Llama platform
Several major publishers have filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging that the company unlawfully used their copyrighted content to train its Llama AI models. The publishers claim Meta violated copyright laws b…
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Poll: Trump's Jesus post rejected by his own voters and Republicans
A recent poll indicates that a significant majority of Donald Trump's own voters, along with Republicans and Americans overall, reacted negatively to his social media post depicting himself as Jesus. This backlash highl…
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Washington Post Fact Check Struggles with Basic Research Claims
The Washington Post issued a correction regarding the altitude of a jump, initially stating 14,000 feet before amending it to 1,400 feet, which was also incorrect. The publication eventually abandoned the fact-check, ci…
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Carbon pollution is reducing nutrients in food, impacting global health
A recent meta-analysis indicates that carbon pollution has led to a significant decrease in the nutritional content of staple foods over the past four decades. Crops such as wheat, potatoes, and beans now contain fewer …
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Washington Post: AI fears fueled by extreme hype and doom narratives
An opinion piece in The Washington Post argues that public distrust in artificial intelligence stems from two extreme and inaccurate portrayals: one of AI as an uncontrollable, job-stealing doomsday machine, and another…
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AI use in American newspapers is widespread, uneven, and rarely disclosed
A recent study analyzed 186,000 articles from 1,500 American newspapers published in the summer of 2025. The research found that approximately 9% of these articles contained AI-generated content, with smaller, local new…
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Pennsylvania town fights back against massive AI data center development
Residents of Archbald, Pennsylvania, are opposing plans to build six large AI data centers within their town. The proposed facilities would occupy a significant portion of the town's land area, equivalent to 51 Walmart …
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AI's workforce impact debated amid rising profits, China's layoff ruling, and Trump's tariff threats
Recent reports suggest that the narrative attributing tech company layoffs solely to AI adoption may be incomplete. While AI is a factor, other significant drivers like general cost-cutting measures and overstaffing fro…
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Studies reveal chatbots offer unreliable medical advice
Four recent studies highlight significant concerns regarding the reliability of large language models for medical advice, with nearly half of responses from popular chatbots like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Meta AI being probl…
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US Congress proposes expanding chip export controls to counter China
New bipartisan legislation proposed in the House Foreign Affairs Committee aims to strengthen U.S. export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The proposed MATCH Act would compel allied nations to align wi…