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Not your Mamdani’s dating site, plus the latest information science updates
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Hinge users complain it ‘isn’t the same’ app Zohran Mamdani met his wife on (https://mashable.com/article/hinge-complaints-zohran-mamdani-rama-duwaji)
Yann LeCun, a Pioneering A.I. Scientist, Leaves Meta (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/technology/yann-lecun-ai-scientist-meta.html?unlocked_article_code=1.408.wxn2.4IrM49z0ZfxD&smid=url-share)
Will AI mean better adverts or ‘creepy slop’? (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4y4z169go?)
This New Hotel Reservation Scam Is Fooling People Who Use Sites Like Booking.com (https://lifehacker.com/money/hotel-reservation-scam)
Could ‘the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman’ be an AI avatar? (https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5558119/tily-norwood-ai-hollywood)
AI Commissioner | Comedy Sketch | Particle6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYs)
Americans’ Social Media Use: 2025 (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025)
The Mission to Preserve Traditional Table Olive Recipes (https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/world/the-mission-to-preserve-traditional-table-olive-recipes/142430)
Adopt an Olive Tree (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/07/adopt-an-olive-tree/)
Voices Celebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages: Jean Armour Polly, Net-Mom (https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/voices-celebrating-1-trillion-web-pages-jean-armour-polly-net-mom/)
Jean Armour Polly (https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/jean-armour-polly/)
Doodle for Google 2025–26 contest opens for submissions (https://blog.google/inside-google/doodles/doodle-for-google-2025-26/)
Meet 3 UMSI entrepreneurs gearing up to pursue full-time ventures
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7 Nov 2025
Six signs of phone addiction, plus the latest information science updates
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Nomophobia: the irrational fear of being without a mobile phone (https://www.iberdrola.com/social-commitment/nomophobia)
The New AirPods Can Translate Languages in Your Ears. This Is Profound. (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/technology/personaltech/new-airpods-language-translation-feature.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rk8.HyMk.enxBazHiu2Nx&smid=url-share)
No car? No problem. Internet Roadtrip offers unique online travel experience (https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2025/09/17/internet-roadtrip-neal-fun-virtual-travel-discord/85785356007/)
Human-AI coaching models boost weight loss (https://news.umich.edu/human-ai-coaching-models-boost-weight-loss/)
Your Samsung smart fridge may have ads on it now, because of course it does (https://mashable.com/article/samsung-smart-fridge-advertisements)
Roblox meets 'Bake Off' with new competitive baking game (https://mashable.com/article/roblox-bake-off)
Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them (https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-just-added-ai-agents-to-word-excel-and-powerpoint-how-to-use-them/)
Can anyone become an influencer? Three people with zero followers find out (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7pe3l3d6no?)
New California law aims to hold driverless car companies accountable for traffic violations (https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/new-california-law-aims-driverless-car-companies-traffic-violations/)
Researchers detail 6 ways chatbots seek to prolong ‘emotionally sensitive events’ (https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/09/i-exist-solely-for-you-remember/)
UMSI launches mentorship program matching students with successful alumni
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3 Oct 2025
AI Darwin Award needs nominees, plus the latest information science updates
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Media Forensics Hub launches updated “Spot the Troll” quiz (https://news.clemson.edu/media-forensics-hub-launches-updated-spot-the-troll-quiz)
Slop added to Cambridge Dictionary, as AI redefines language (https://www.cambridge.org/news-and-insights/cambridge-dictionary-tracks-new-ai-words)
WindowSwap (https://www.window-swap.com/)
Radio Garden (https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/radio-garden-174027447.html)
Judge rules Google can keep Chrome, but must share some search engine data with rivals (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-chrome-search-engine-data/)
Japanese Cities Use Social Media to Teach Tourists Manners (https://unseen-japan.com/japan-tourism-manners-social-media/)
Know Before You Go – Visit Kanazawa (https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/know-before-you-go/detail_278.html)
Replika (https://replika.com/)
I went on a date with my AI dream guy. Then I cried over shrimp (https://www.npr.org/2025/07/14/nx-s1-5426671/dating-ai-chatbot-replika)
Dating an AI: How Much Is It Really Happening? (https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/ai-dating-quiz-08d29f57?st=YRGHgK&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink)
Multi-language audio – YouTube Blog (https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/multi-language-audio/)
These weather apps actually care about your privacy (https://lifehacker.com/these-weather-apps-actually-care-about-your-privacy-1850342974)
AI Darwin Awards (https://aidarwinawards.org/index.html)
Tired of cookie consent pop-ups? You soon may see less of them (https://mashable.com/article/cookie-consent-pop-ups-eu-looking-to-change-law)
UMSI convenes scholars and industry leaders to shape human-centered AI
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1,114,094
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Spotify
4.6 / 5
9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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70
Social presence
94
YouTube
86
Engagement
51
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