“One day recently, we visited Amazon’s website in search of the best deal on Loctite super glue, the essential home repair tool for fixing everything from broken eyeglass frames to shattered ceramics.”
Read: Amazon Says It Puts Customers First. But Its Pricing Algorithm Doesn’t.
“Earlier this week, after drinks with co-workers near The Verge’s New York office, I headed down into the subway for my commute home. The M train, like most New York subways, is often delayed.”
“This week, we meet for breakfast to talk through our conflicting feelings about the new film “When the Bough Breaks,” the No. 2 movie in America. Jenna loved it; Wesley not so much. We also decode the inherent racism of the sharing economy.”
“Apple is having trouble removing porn from iMessage’s new GIF search feature. Overnight, Deadspin noticed a highly sexual My Little Pony GIF appearing in searches for the word “butt,” but the problem goes well beyond that.”
“How will artificial intelligence systems change the way we live? This is a tough question: on one hand, AI tools are producing compelling advances in complex tasks, with dramatic improvements in energy consumption, audio processing, and leukemia detection.”
“If you finish watching a movie and let the ending credits scroll for a while, you’ll come across the actors who are merely identified as descriptors — “bridesmaid #1,” “man in donkey suit,” or “hot dog vendor.”
Read: Male film actors get jobs like “doctor” and “cop.” Women get “receptionist” and “party girl.”
“Serena Williams, who’s widely considered the greatest woman tennis player ever, has made history again: Monday, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in the fourth round of the US Open, giving her more Grand Slam victories (308) than any other tennis player.”
Read: Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks
“Serena Williams, who’s widely considered the greatest woman tennis player ever, has made history again: Monday, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in the fourth round of the US Open, giving her more Grand Slam victories (308) than any other tennis player.”
Read: Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks
“Serena Williams, who’s widely considered the greatest woman tennis player ever, has made history again: Monday, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in the fourth round of the US Open, giving her more Grand Slam victories (308) than any other tennis player.”
Read: Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks
“Serena Williams, who’s widely considered the greatest woman tennis player ever, has made history again: Monday, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in the fourth round of the US Open, giving her more Grand Slam victories (308) than any other tennis player.”
Read: Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks