AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

Computer engineers and programmers have long relied on reverse engineering as a way to copy the functionality of a computer ...
The Boston Globe

The joy of slow writing

You can’t tell now, but I am writing this column in longhand. I’m on a tropical island (don’t hate me) without access to a computer screen (ditto) and composing a column this way is an enlightening — ...
The Daily Progress

OCHS tries to reverse plunge in SOL writing scores; state uses artificial intelligence to score student essays

The results of the fall Standards of Learning (SOL) exams are in at Orange County High School, and writing stands out as the subject where students are struggling. While scores in several subjects are ...

Cracking the code: How a “prediction machine” is resurrecting the Singapore Stone

Some years ago, my linguistic research team and I started to develop a computational tool aimed at reconstructing the text of ...
Healthline

What Is Reverse Dieting?

Reverse dieting gradually raises calories by about 50 to 100 per week for 4 to 10 weeks. People use it after low-calorie diets to avoid regaining weight. The idea is that more calories may boost ...
Grand Forks Herald

What's in a number? With North Dakota's 701 area code, plenty — and changes may be coming

GRAND FORKS — North Dakota is one of 11 states with a single area code. Beyond identifying the state's telephone service region, the 701 brand in North Dakota is an identity found on clothing, ...
Scientific American

Poetry was humanity’s first language technology. AI is the next

Poetry and artificial intelligence can appear as opposites—one deeply human; the other cold and mechanical. Sasha Stiles sees them as expressions of the same impulse. Poetry, the Kalmyk- American poet ...
The Washington Post

EPA is right to reverse Obama overreach

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in California last week. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday is expected to announce ...
PC Magazine

The Best Video Editing Software for 2026

We test and rate the top video editing software for every type of user, from casual family event videographers to social media posters to studio professionals. I’ve been writing and editing technology ...
Investopedia

Understanding Bank Identification Numbers (BINs) and Their Role in Transactions

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Mira Norian / Investopedia A bank identification number (BIN) is the initial set of four to ...
PC Magazine

I Set Up a Burner Phone Number. Here's Why (and How) You Should Too

Second, these solutions have a very limited number of phone numbers; you could end up on the receiving end of calls from people trying to reach someone who previously had your number. If you can ...