As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to clean up its mistakes rather than create original work Lisa, a freelance graphic designer based in Spain, noticed a shift in her work after the release of ChatGPT in 2022. She went from receiving slow one-off jobs creating logos and ...
Month: September 2026
I thought I was too broken for sex. Here’s how I found pleasure againI thought I was too broken for sex. Here’s how I found pleasure again
I was forced to examine the idea of sexual pleasure after a tumor was removed from my spinal cord Ten years ago, my right elbow started to hurt. The internet suggested I had tennis elbow, so I stopped playing tennis. Once the outer elbow pain moved inward, I changed my ...
Democrats make the midterms about one big pitch: Lower costsDemocrats make the midterms about one big pitch: Lower costs
David’s view House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shared good news with his caucus this week: His Democrats’ bid for a midterm campaign focused on “affordability” is cutting through the noise. According to polling that Jeffries circulated this week, Democrats have fixed a mismatch that looked glaring five months ago. In ...
Sasol pollution linked to premature deaths, study suggestsSasol pollution linked to premature deaths, study suggests
South African energy company Sasol faces mounting climate scrutiny after researchers tied emissions from its flagship Secunda plant to about 1,000 premature deaths annually. A study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finland-based nonprofit, found emissions from the plant had an overall health cost of ...
El Niño threatens West Africa’s cocoa producersEl Niño threatens West Africa’s cocoa producers
West Africa’s cocoa producers are under threat from this year’s El Niño, which threatens to be the worst on record. The weather phenomenon has been known to intensify the yearly Harmattan winds, which dry out topsoil and cause pods to fall. Côte d’Ivoire — the world’s top producer — is ...
IMF agrees $2.2B Senegal loan packageIMF agrees $2.2B Senegal loan package
The IMF and Senegal agreed on a $2.2 billion loan package, with the West African country announcing a plan to restore “debt sustainability.” The developments mark key steps in tackling an economic crisis sparked by the discovery of previously unreported debt. The IMF suspended an earlier program after the government ...
Nigerian opposition vows to restore fuel subsidyNigerian opposition vows to restore fuel subsidy
The scrapping of Nigeria’s fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has emerged as a key battleground ahead of the country’s elections. The opposition African Democratic Congress said it will anchor its campaign on a promise to reinstate the multibillion-dollar program, whose removal three years ago drove up food and ...
The Guardian view on Israeli settlements: Britain can no longer look away | EditorialThe Guardian view on Israeli settlements: Britain can no longer look away | Editorial
International law, European action and UK public opinion point the same way. Britain should stop helping to sustain Israeli settlements economically In the Commons this week, the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, appeared to have accepted the principle of a trade ban between the UK and Israeli settlements, which Britain says are ...
A16z Says You Actually Love Social Media, Enshittification Isn’t RealA16z Says You Actually Love Social Media, Enshittification Isn’t Real
Yesterday a16z published an article in which NYU Professor of Design, AI and Media Theory Ruby Thelot argued that “enshittification,” or the concept that technology platforms get worse after they lock in users, isn’t real. In reality, Thelot says, people use social media more than ever and report that they ...
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had AbortionTexas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
The Texas sheriff’s office that used Flock to search more than 80,000 cameras nationwide for a woman who had a self-administered abortion used Axon’s Draft One AI tool to help write a police report about the incident, documents shared with 404 Media show. The tool was used in part to ...