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Bloomberg technology journalist Parmy Olson’s investigative account examines competitive race between OpenAI and DeepMind companies while documenting AI development risks and corporate partnerships.
Jamaican author and former Poet Laureate Olive Senior publishes historical novel exploring indigenous Taíno people’s survival and cultural preservation during Spanish colonization in early 16th-century Caribbean.
NYU philosopher Jeff Sebo argues for expanding moral consideration beyond humans to include insects, microbes, and AI systems, challenging anthropocentric ethics in technology-driven world.
Matt Richtel’s “How We Grow Up” shows how teen brains struggle with too much information and early puberty, offering simple strategies to help teens cope better instead of becoming anxious.
Peter Beinart’s new book examines how Jewish identity narratives must change after Gaza’s destruction, offering framework for community reckoning with historical trauma and collective responsibility in modern conflict zones.
Viet Thanh Nguyen reveals how outsider writers can transform their marginalized status into powerful tools for resistance and cross-community solidarity through strategic literary methods.
Alexander Vindman exposes how decades of Western “realist” foreign policy toward Russia enabled Putin’s aggression and made Ukraine’s invasion inevitable through strategic miscalculations.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returns with first novel in twelve years, examining four women’s experiences across continents during pandemic while exploring themes of love, identity, and power dynamics.
Technology entrepreneur Reid Hoffman’s optimistic AI roadmap argues for embracing artificial intelligence to enhance human agency while addressing concerns about job displacement and social impacts.
New investigative book examines OpenAI’s transformation from nonprofit research organization to competitive AI empire, revealing hidden costs and ethical compromises behind ChatGPT’s success.
