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Famed author and University of Chicago alumna Susan Sontag, AB’51, once wrote: “I write—and talk—in order to find out what I think.” A new course in the College is allowing first-years to put that ...

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...

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Real estate software company RealPage filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against New York Attorney General Letitia James to block a new law targeting landlords and companies that use algorithms to set ...

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Excel’s newest Copilot integration finally delivers the data intelligence Microsoft promised years ago, transforming how users clean, organize and understand information within their spreadsheets. Way ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Five years after penning his memoir, Matthew McConaughey is debuting a new book, 'Poetry & Prayers' Andrea Mandell is the Senior Editor ...