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Why the Best Writing Advice Is Often the Weirdest
David O’Neill on “three six five,” a new collection of writing exercises by the writer Lucy Ives, and the venerable tradition of goofy and esoteric creativity guides including Anne Lamott’s “Bird by Bird” and Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way.”
Writing for well‑being: How it could be a new way to teach the essay and resist AI
Writing the dreaded English essay spikes anxiety for thousands of students, but is there a way for writing to boost students’ well-being instead? I wanted to know if a new approach to teaching ...
Writing Advice Is Life Advice
You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. In an essay out today, the ...
Want to publish a nonfiction book? This $49 AI-powered generator can help.
The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. If you’ve ever had a nonfiction book idea ...
3 Lessons From Writing an Authentic Book
Walking through the aisles of a bookstore or library will never be the same for me. Now that I’ve completed the process of publishing a book from defining an idea to writing multiple drafts, editing, ...
AI-Writing Scandals Are Getting Very Confusing
Steven Rosenbaum has decided that the real villain behind the bogus quotes in his book is a chatbot. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that The Future of Truth, Rosenbaum’s much-discussed ...
10 Research Habits That Help Marketers Write Higher-Converting Copy
When you know your prospects better than they know themselves, you'll be able to grow and scale your business easier than ...
Everyday task may help detect early dementia signs before diagnosis, study finds
Scientists have discovered that a simple writing test could detect cognitive impairment in older adults before more serious ...
The hobby that can rewire your brain and help you build resilience
Experts say resilience may be as ordinary as the journal entries people scribble, the emails they exchange, the task lists they create
An award-winning short story may have been written by AI. What happens now?
Today on Commotion, writers Innocent Chizaram Ilo and Jen Sookfong Lee talk about the environment of fear and paranoia around AI in the writing world.
Former bus driver accused of using AI to generate explicit images of children
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former bus driver for a company serving Williamsport schools is accused of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create sexualized images of children. Lycoming Regional Police say Ryan Haywood took pictures of students on his bus without them knowing. Detectives say he then used AI to alter those pictures. Police […]
New York Times accused of using AI to spy on unionized employees: ‘workers everywhere are under attack’
Unionized New York Times employees have taken legal action against the publication, claiming it uses artificial intelligence ...
Estate agents accused of using 'misleading' AI pictures to enhance homes up for sale
Winkworth, a London-based agency with more than 100 offices across the UK, has been accused of using the pictures to make ...
Huffer accused of using AI to recreate models in new campaign
A model who previously worked for Huffer claims the New Zealand-owned fashion label has used AI to generate new campaign images of models. Elijah...
An AI music company is accused of using millions of copyrighted tracks to train its AI software
Sony and Universal Music Group accuse Suno of violating copyright laws to train its AI model. Suno doesn't want to reveal ...
MBA Application Essays: What You Need to Know
Essays allow MBA programs to see the real you. Explain why you're a good fit for that particular program. Allow enough time to prepare and proofread. A compelling MBA application essay can help set ...
Show HN: Review-First AI IDE, Built on Codex and OpenCode
Hey HN, I’m Vignesh, solo dev.Handler is a Mac app for Codex and OpenCode that adds a review layer while the agent is generating code.Every edit comes with a short explanation: what changed, why it changed, and what it touches. If one edit needs more context, you can open a side chat on just that change and ask follow-ups without derailing the main agent run.The goal is to build a mental model as the code is generated, instead of waiting until the end and reviewing one giant diff cold.It’s the s
Show HN: Junco, turn newsletters into short audio episodes
Hey HN, I released my app Junco today to the iOS app store. Junco turns your newsletters emails and RSS feeds into short 2-5 minute podcast style episodes. You can listen to them while walking, commuting, showering, etc.You can connect your gmail account to have them auto generated each day or use the email we give you. You also have the option to follow RSS feeds in the app "discover" section. Gmail access is read-only for only the senders you approve. This was one of the biggest hurd
Show HN: Vetkuro, telemetry analysis for track-day drivers
Good morning,
In April, I launched Vetkuro, an application I had been working on for a few years (3+) after hours.It is a mobile app and web analyzer for track-day drivers - the idea is to help drivers record their sessions, verify lap times, compare laps and sectors, and understand where they are gaining or losing time using GPS, OBD II, video and other telemetry sources.Last week, 11 people used Vetkuro at Słomczyn, a track near Warsaw, Poland, and recorded more than 40 sessions. I later learn
Show HN: MetaBrain – A local document memory for AI agents
Hello there HNI experimented with agentic coding recently and I felt the need to track more contextual data by project.
Also I felt the need to be able to go beyond the 1D chat to communicate with agents.So I created a local document memory, that is discoverable by agents themselves.
The CLI is designed to be easy to pick up by agents.
It allows humans to collaborate too by reading / searching / editing documents in the store.I have a Mac native GUI in the review process, I hope it wi