Merchant: Twitter Blue and the depressing pay-to-play internet

Merchant: Twitter Blue and the depressing pay-to-play internet

Twitter once aspired to be the town square of the internet. Today, it’s more like wandering through a third-tier business convention. You can still have some interesting conversations — as long as you can tune […]

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

You’ve probably heard by now: AI is coming, it’s about to change everything, and humanity is not ready. Artificial intelligence is passing bar exams, plagiarizing term papers, creating deepfakes that are real enough to fool […]

Summerfest Announces 2023 Headliners for 55th Anniversary

Summerfest headliners

Photo Credit: Summerfest Milwaukee’s Summerfest announces the 2023 headliners for its 55th anniversary. Summerfest has announced over 100 artists for the Milwaukee festival’s 55th anniversary. The multi-genre lineup includes Dave Matthews Band, ODESZA, Eric Church, […]

Column: Self-driving Waymo cars might worsen L.A. traffic

Column: Self-driving Waymo cars might worsen L.A. traffic

For some reason — no one seems to know just why — the self-driving cars can’t stay away from a random sleepy block in Santa Monica. You can see for yourself: Get a cup of […]

4 of the Biggest Losers in History, Statistically Speaking

4 of the Biggest Losers in History, Statistically Speaking

Even in an era where your drunkest uncle won’t shut up about “participation trophies,” a straightforward fact remains: Whether it’s battles, fights, sports or game shows, no one can win without someone also losing. No […]