Work Needs New Ethics

US employee engagement hit a decade-low 31% last year, with nearly 60% on the brink of quitting due to mental health struggles, and 61% feeling no one at work cares about them. Stuck in a toxic cycle, 83% are constantly stressed by work, but AI-fueled job insecurity and layoffs are making people scared to take time off. Not unfounded, research suggests employees who set restorative […]

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Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality

Imagine you meet someone new. Be it on a dating app or social media, you chance across each other online and get to talking. They’re genuine and relatable, so you quickly take it out of the DMs to a platform like Telegram or WhatsApp. You exchange photos and even video call each over. You start to […]

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20 Contenders For the 2025 Song Of The Summer

It’s August, which means the Song of the Summer debate has once again descended upon Pitchfork.com. And because it’s another year without a consensus favorite, here are 20 picks for Song of the Summer from our writers, scientifically parsed into three categories to provide the fullest picture of our annual discourse. Bad Bunny: “Nuevayol” Let’s […]

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The 47 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Let us help you. Below is a list of some of our favorites currently on the streaming service — from dramas to comedies to thrillers. If you decide you’re in more of a […]

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The Best Morning Routine to Help You Live a Longer Life

Longevity is trending, and the consumer health industry has started broadening its scope, beyond the confines of “how to get a six pack in six weeks” or “how to become alarmingly musclebound before lunch” to include a more sustainable model for health. But still, there are healthy and unhealthy approaches to longevity. Getting obsessive and letting it […]

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What Happens When An AI Knows How You Feel?

Since the start of the pandemic, more of our relationships depend on computer-mediated channels. Amid a churning ocean of online spats, toxic Slack messages, and infinite Zoom, could algorithms help us be nicer to each other? Can an app read our feelings better than we can? Or does outsourcing our communications to AI chip away […]

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