They call it getting “Claude-pilled.” It’s the moment software engineers, executives and investors turn their work over to Anthropic’s Claude AI—and then witness a thinking machine of shocking capability, even in an age awash in powerful artificial-intelligence tools. (Olson, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreBut since the terrorist attacks by Hamas, the number of participating schools fell to fewer than 1,200 in 2024 and 854 in 2025 — a reduction of nearly 60 per cent. There are about 4,200 (Hauschild & Eccles, The Times)
Read MoreNagata, an eating disorder researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, says negative body image attitudes in boys often stem from the feeling that they aren't muscular enough. A small share of those young men develop an obsession with getting bigger and more muscular — also called bigorexia. (Ruprecht, NPR)
Read MoreThe Jan. 7 fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has become a Rorschach test of sorts, with extreme viewpoints amplified through social media. (Barkley, Baptist Press)
Read MoreWhile watching football playoff games over the next few days, you may see a new ad, called “America. The Beautiful.” It's part of a $9 million marketing campaign drawn up by The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank known for its influential “Project 2025” blueprint. (Waddick, USA Today)
Read MoreWhen Wikipedia went online on 15 January 2001, it was the brainchild of two men: Jimmy Wales, an internet entrepreneur with a libertarian streak, and Larry Sanger, a philosopher who became its first editor-in-chief. Their collaboration lasted only a little over a year — but the tension between their visions still shapes the project today. (Haas, DW)
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