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A history of media technology scares, from the printing press to Facebook
A respected Swiss scientist, Conrad Gessner, might have been the first to raise the alarm about the effects of information overload. His warnings about the dangers of the printing press foreshadowed the anxiety many people feel today about the internet and social media, from conspiracy theories to addiction and online harassment.
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Business: An ATM glitch led to a New York City-wide scam involving a teen work program
In this episode, learn about a group of teens who got caught up in a city-wide scam after an ATM glitch, teaching them a valuable lesson about the importance of digital literacy.
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Artificial intelligence: Anthropic believes its Claude chatbot might be sentient.
Anthropic's new update to Claude takes its A.I. chatbot to the next level, sparking debate over sentience.
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A response from a popular dance challenge on TikTok that went viral on YouTube.
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