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Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after
Ethan Mollick
Amid todays AI boom, its disconcerting that we still dont know how to measure how smart, creative, or empathetic these systems are. Our tests for these traits, never great in the first place, were ma ...[Continue Reading]
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Gordon Wood, RIP
Scott Johnson
Wilfred McClay holds the Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College. He is the author of Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story and ...[Continue Reading]
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Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's power cut off
Karl Sexton
The power line leading to the plant was automatically shut down after the strike [FILE: February 2024]Image: Alexei Konovalov/TASS/dpa/picture alliance An overnight strike has cut off power supplies ...[Continue Reading]
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White-and-Wood Family Kitchen Packed With Smart Storage (14 photos)
editor@houzz.com (Jeannie Matteucci)
After: By extending the kitchen 4 feet into the backyard, St. John increased the footprint by 106 square feet. The new 5-by-5-foot square island opens circulation paths and adds storage. It allowed ...[Continue Reading]
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If You Want to Ditch Google Search, Try These 5 Other Search Engines Now
Zachary McAuliffe
Google announced in May at its Google I/O developers conferencethat it was taking steps towardscombining Google Search with its advanced AI tools. But if you don't like the direction Google Search ...[Continue Reading]
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Its More Like a Playlist: Lavinia Spalding on Editing the Best Womens Travel Writing
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Lavinia Spalding has spent three decades telling stories from the roadfrom the cities of Spain, where she immersed herself in the world of female flamenco guitar; to the streets of Rome, where a chan ...[Continue Reading]
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