He says AI can tell your politics and sexuality by reading your face. Is he right?

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Michal Kosinski knows exactly how he sounds when he talks about his research. And how it sounds is not great.

The long, strange decline of one of America's most influential brands

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A bowl of Chicken soup overflowing into smaller bowls

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Editor's note: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday. This story was first published on March 31.

The chancellor, his porn films, and the battle for America's soul

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Jow Gow and wife
Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson pursued porn as a hobby. Now they're fighting a battle over academic freedom.

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How Oracle's biggest-ever acquisition turned deadly

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Larry Ellison's vision for the future of medicine crystallized for him in a doctor's office.

The risky allure of WiFi Money: private jets, sports cars, and ruined investors

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Since its founding in 2020, WiFi Money has left a trail of lawsuits alleging fraud, bankruptcies, mental breakdowns, and financial devastation.

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A Trump voter proved the MyPillow Guy wrong. Now he wants his $5 million.

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He proved the My Pillow Guy wrong about election fraud and won $5 million.
"Some people believe the world's out to get them because they think they are doing everything rationally but the world is not acting rationally in response," says Bob Zeidman. "That's the way Lindell is."

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Veteran analysts say the world's biggest private-equity firm could be in big trouble

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The Goldman prodigy behind Silicon Valley's glorious city of the future

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Jan Sramek standing in wide field of grass with powerlines in the and a wooden shed in the back
Jan Sramek believes the solution to the housing crisis facing Silicon Valley is to build a new city from scratch  — and that he's the guy to get it done.

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'America's greatest gift to Israel'

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Without Al Schwimmer's aid to Israel, there would be no Israeli Air Force — and maybe no Israel.

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America has descended into a new Red Scare

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Three farm water pump windmills. One of the windmills resembles a Communist hammer and sickle symbol.
The backlash in Green Charter represents something seldom seen since the Red Scare: a quasi-militant, homegrown resistance to the perceived threat of communism at home.

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