Anthropic shredded millions of physical books to train its Claude AI model — and new documents suggest that it was well aware of just how bad it would look if anyone found out. The secret initiative, ...

Creating a presentation can feel like trying to assemble a puzzle without the picture on the box. You’ve got ideas and notes, but turning them into clear, polished slides isn’t always easy. Using ...

Microsoft Copilot continues to expand across Windows and Microsoft 365, and the next stop appears to be PowerPoint. After recent tests around Copilot personalities and AI content watermarks, Microsoft ...

The state of Texas is proposing a list of literary works, from nursery rhymes and novels to Bible passages, that would become required reading in all English classrooms statewide. The list, the first ...

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Nonfiction and Y.A. are hurting, but genre fiction and the Good Book are booming. Here’s how book sales looked in 2025. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter This year brought more blockbuster ...

Apple today launched its personalized 2025 Year in Review experience for Apple Books, featuring users' top books and audiobooks of the year. Starting today, the 2025 Year in Review appears prominently ...

A progressive pastor has been going viral thanks to a series of videos in which he uses Bible verses and Jesus to rebuke MAGA talking points. Featured Video Reverend Dr. Caleb J. Lines is the pastor ...

Oddly Specific Objects founder Joey Castillo has designed a couple of interesting open hardware projects over the years. Those include the Sensor Watch and Sensor Watch Pro, which replace the PCB in a ...

Collage by Edutopia, istock / nongnewnun12, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan Publishers, Phaidon, Kids Can Press, Scholastic Here are seven picture books that show how illustrations and minimal text can ...