The NZ census guided vital economic and social planning. What happens now it’s gone?

The old New Zealand Census – first conducted in 1851 – is to be no more. In its place will be a new and largely untried system that could potentially undermine the statistical basis of crucial social ...
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Do AI language models ‘understand’ the real world? On a basic level, they do, a new study finds

New research shows that AI language models can develop a mathematical “understanding” that differentiates between events that ...

‘The Rich Don’t Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?’

Why petty theft might be the new political protest. By Nadja SpiegelmanHasan Piker and Jia Tolentino Produced by Vishakha ...

She Wanted a ‘Free Birth.’ It Put Her and Her Baby in Grave Danger.

Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been ...

The shadowy SIM farms behind those incessant scam texts - and how to stay safe

These fraud factories operate quietly to support large-scale scamming and phishing. Here's how they work and what to do if ...