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Dating App Rape Survivors File Lawsuit Accusing Hinge, Tinder of “Accommodating Rapists”

The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, citing the Dating App Reporting Project, argues that dating apps could kick off serial ...
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During my kid’s surgery, I was denied a copy of my consent form — then sent to a ghost office

Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. I’m Alex, ...
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The NYC Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for Child Abuse

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1 in 6 Congresswomen Targeted by AI-Generated Sexually Explicit Deepfakes

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Using Illustration To Help Investigations Stay Grounded and Approachable

Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. Gabe ...
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Department of Education Sued Following Markup Investigation Into FAFSA Data Shared with Facebook

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Everyone Is Judging AI by These Tests. But Experts Say They’re Close to Meaningless

Technology companies are locked in a frenzied arms race to release ever-more powerful artificial intelligence tools. To demonstrate that power, firms subject the tools to question-and-answer tests ...
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Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook

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Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites

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NYC’s AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law

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The Future of Border Patrol: AI Is Always Watching

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