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Japan Opens School Staffed Entirely by Virtual Waifus
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (263+ words) Published Feb 23, 2026 8:49 AM EST As reported by ITMedia News, Virtual Cram School Wish High is a new online school by Tokyo-based company Luminaris. According to the publication, all teachers are "active VTubers," meaning streamers who use digital avatars to represent…...
Job Board for AI Agents Immediately Overrun With Humans Desperate for Work
1+ week, 4+ day ago (411+ words) Published Feb 11, 2026 11:06 AM EST When you start a "bounty" board meant for AI agents during one of the worst job markets since the great recession, don't be surprised when it becomes infested with humans. Though the bounty board is meant…...
Professor Says Her Garbled AI Textbook Was a Huge Success
2+ week, 2+ day ago (408+ words) Published Feb 6, 2026 4:13 PM EST The professor behind an AI-generated textbook says that her error-ridden experiment was actually a resounding success. At the time, Elizabeth Landers, a grad student who helped put together the volume, said that the errors "aren't a…...
If You're a Real Person Looking for a Job, the Flood of Fake AI Job Applications Will Make Your Blood Boil
3+ week, 2+ day ago (384+ words) Published Jan 31, 2026 10:30 AM EST Still think getting a job in 2026 is as easy as walking in with a r'sum'and a firm handshake? You might want to read on. In the United States, at least, the employment outlook is rough. After…...
It's Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College
3+ week, 2+ day ago (281+ words) Published Jan 31, 2026 8:15 AM EST And when AI chatbots did hit the scene, they turned a lousy situation into a full blown nightmare, with fresh college graduates discovering in real time that their degrees are almost useless in one of the…...
Children Starting School Are Trying to Swipe Books Like They're Phones
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (382+ words) Published Jan 25, 2026 9:00 AM EST An alarming proportion of kids just starting school are baffled by how books work. In a new survey of primary, or elementary, school staff conducted by the UK charity Kindred Squared, the teachers estimated that nearly…...
Job Seekers Sue Company Scanning Their Résumés Using AI
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (439+ words) Published Jan 25, 2026 12:45 PM EST Thanks to scores of competing AI systems clogging up online application portals, applying for a new job in 2026 can feel more like applying for a bank loan than seeking a job. At least, that's what a…...
They Started an Entire College Dedicated to Resisting Cancel Culture, and Then the Funniest Possible Thing Happened
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (341+ words) Published Jan 20, 2026 9:41 AM EST In 2021, a crew of self-described free speech martyrs announced they were founding a university to save American higher education from the scourge of cancel culture. They called it the University of Austin, or UATX " and though…...
New Study Finds AI in Schools Is Undermining Kids' Social and Intellectual Development
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (331+ words) Published Jan 17, 2026 12:45 PM EST AI models are being unleashed into schools across the world, in a massive experiment on kids with uncertain results. Now, fresh research provides a clue about the tech's effects on children's education, and it's not promising....
Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) Published Jan 13, 2026 11:27 AM EST As the final waves of Gen Z " the youngest of whom are currently around 14 " make their way through high school and into colleges and trade schools, some higher education instructors are noticing a severe lack of…...