Andrea Colamedici invented a philosopher, presented him as an author and produced a book, secretly generated with the help of artificial intelligence, about manipulating reality in the digital age. People were deceived. Accusations of dishonesty, bad ethics and even illegality flew. But the man behind it, Mr. Colamedici, insists it was not a hoax; rather,…
Columbia University has been making headlines since last week. In a recent development, the US Justice Department is investigating whether the university harbored “illegal aliens” on its campus, according to a senior official on Friday. The Trump administration has intensified efforts to deport foreign nationals who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities last year,…
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations. The actions ramped up in the last two weeks, and were especially noticeable in the last two days, abortion pill…
The New Orleans attacker had planted remotely operated explosives inside coolers at two nearby locations in the French Quarter just a few hours before driving a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating New Year’s Day, US President Joe Biden said. The ISIS-inspired attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had a “remote detonator” in…