The Walrus

I Spent Months with an AI Companion. It Was Worse than Being Alone

M AKING A FRIEND is defined by the other person’s strangeness. A friend is not simply “someone who is nice to you,” because ...
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I found an Excel function that replaced three nested IFs I'd been writing for years

Fewer parentheses, fewer headaches.

Elite corporate lawyers accused of earning millions on insider trading, using bizarre code like, ‘How’s the rabbi?’

A ring of elite corporate lawyers were accused of illegally trading on inside info about blockbuster deals over a decade, ...

This $1.4 Billion Startup’s AI Writes Code For Weeks At A Time

Backed by $200 million in fresh funding, Blitzy has convinced companies to hand off software development to AI that can build ...
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Master conditional logic across code and spreadsheets

Conditional statements are the backbone of decision-making in programming and even in tools like Excel. From if-else chains to switch cases, each structure has its strengths for clarity and efficiency ...
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The Passphrase Method: The Simple Trick to Creating Unhackable Passwords You’ll Actually Remember

Tired of forgetting passwords or reusing weak ones? The passphrase approach makes strong security easy to remember—and harder ...