Kevin Roose's Buzzy New Book About the AI Industry Immediately Duplicated by Amazon Scammers Selling AI Lookalikes

Kevin Roose's new book "The AGI Chronicles" has already been duplicated by AI scammers on Amazon and appears to be selling.

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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Award-winning authors and illustrators bring stories and art to life for young readers, Oct. 17

KUT News and the Texas Book Festival are hosting KUT for Kids with Austin children’s authors and illustrators Eliza Kinkz, Don Tate and Anne Wynter, featuring live illustration, read-alouds and Q&A Oc...

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A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?

Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text

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Incinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian books

A Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks

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Fixer, financier, spymaster: how the UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon is setting his sights on AI dominance

The long read: The Emirati royal is increasingly influential on the world stage. Some see him as a visionary. Others compare him to a Bond villain. Who is he?

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Creative Industries Have Been Eviscerated by AI, Data Shows

A new analysis of creative and media employment in the US shows a loss of 200,000 jobs since the release of ChatGPT in 2022.

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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Poll reveals UK's reading secrets

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All Major Social Networks Refusing to Promote Documentary That Made Elon Musk Mad

All of the tech industry's major social media sites are refusing to run ads promoting a documentary critical of Elon Musk.

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Witi Ihimaera Smiler on his new Pacific epic - and his own life-changing whale encounter

On a remote island in French Polynesia, the beloved writer came eye-to-eye with a tohorā.

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‘I’d like to explain why I was such a monster back then’: six writers on the apologies they wish they’d made

From making life hell for a young teacher to doubting the motives of a caring foster mother, Olivia Petter, Derek Owusu, Annie Lord and other writers repent for past bad behaviour

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‘My generation of novelists is dying’: Rose Tremain on 70 years of writing, and late-life inspiration

As her latest novel about Daphne du Maurier is published, the bestselling author reflects on age and creativity – and why at 83 she has no plans to stop

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The wondrous history of fairy tale art – from wolves and witches to fallen princesses

Fairy tales continue to nourish artistic invention because their characters embrace continual metamorphosis, discovering yet another possibility within an old story.

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'Good often does evil': JRR Tolkien on 'the most tragic moment' in The Lord of the Rings

In 1968, the BBC broadcast extracts from JRR Tolkien's last ever recorded interview, 31 years after The Hobbit was published. In 2019, the full video was unearthed from the archive.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Science Fiction - Writing Tips Oasis - A website dedicated to helping writers to write and publish books.

Would you like to write a science fiction story, but are unsure of where to start? Our Beginner's Guide to Writing Science Fiction will help you!

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Why bookshops are booming in the TikTok age

Proprietors explain why more independent bookshops are springing up in our towns and cities.

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This country is paying its people to read. Can it stop brain rot? | CNN

Whether it’s while waiting for the train or chilling solo at a cafe, a tiny nation in Southeast Asia is nudging its people toward an increasingly elusive habit: reading.

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» Writing in the Age of Short Attention Spans: Crafting Stories that Stick

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Bizarre New Websites Are Designed Specifically to Spark Dopamine in Your Brain

A wave of "dopamine sites" are designed to spark the pleasure centers in your lizard brain by simulating shopping and ordering food.

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Warning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can | John Harris

While fascists protest in UK ports and purvey nonsense and poison online, ever fewer people have the perspective or analytical tools to challenge them, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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How To Create An Author Newsletter Subscribers Love

Not sure if an author newsletter is the right promotional activity for you? We outline reasons why you should consider adding this to your author platform.

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Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cognitive Virus Among Humans

AI's wide proliferation shares some striking similarities with the ways viruses spread, as an international team of researchers argue.

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Sheep virus found hidden in medieval manuscripts

Hidden in the pages of medieval manuscripts, researchers have found DNA traces of a deadly sheep virus dating back thousands of years.

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'A literary assassination': How Life of M sparked a Hollywood scandal

Controversy is swirling around Rachel Cusk's new novel and its movie-star protagonist named "M". Why the fuss – and could the character be based on Natalie Portman?

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