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These evaluations have text and tables listing media rating services.

The Economist: Reputation and Bias

Scientific American: Legacy and Modern Controversy

I put it to you that this just means you agree with the viewpoint they advocate.

Perhaps. But The Economist has higher ratings from various media rating services than does Scientific American, for example, a publication of a similar age and stature.

"They still have a bit of a libertarian lean, but rather less than a couple of decades ago."

Decades ago, I subscribed to The Economist when, for me at least, subscribing to magazines was a thing.

The Economist has stayed the course much better than some other major publications that have drifted from journalism to viewpoint advocacy.

I recently rode in a Tesla in self-driving mode. Impressive but somewhat anticlimactic, having seen several self-driving videos. It would have been more impressive if there had been no one in the driver's seat.

I've already received a benefit from the Court's ruling on Trump's tariffs. On PredictIt, I bet the Court would overturn the tariffs. I've received a 20% return on my investment. :)

The writer knew that Shambaugh hadn’t spoken to him and stuck them in anyway.

The writer's explanation.

"The piece was retracted the same day after Shambaugh revealed that quotes attributed to him were fabricated using AI, violating Ars Technica's policy against unlabeled AI-generated content. Edwards apologized publicly, attributing the error to rushing while ill with COVID and accidentally using ChatGPT-paraphrased text from Shambaugh's blog as quotes; he emphasized it was his sole responsibility and not representative of Ars' standards."

Ars Technica Writers' Reputation After Retraction

what a wonderful use of technology!

Wait until you start getting phone calls from them. Not from call centers, but because an agent found your phone number and decided to give you a ring. Some people are claiming they've gotten calls from agents acting on their own.

The robots are coming.

"Peter & Dave sit down with Brett Adcock to discuss the future of Figure and Humanoid Robots."

The Humanoid Takeover: $50T Market, Figure's Full Body Autonomy, and Robots in Dorms