
16 2025 July
Researchers Are Now Hiding Prompts in Papers to Guarantee Good AI Reviews
Research papers from a variety of academics published in multiple journals were found to contain prompts hidden in white text instructing AI reviewer tools with...
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22 2025 May
When the Government Refuses to Protect Consumers, Tools Like This Can Fill the Gap
For over thirty years, the EPA’s Energy Star testing and certification program has helped consumers see how energy-efficient an appliance or electronic device is before...
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08 2025 May
What One Man’s T-Shirt Test Says About Sustainability
For the past two years, startup founder Torleif Markussen Lunde created a quiet test of the sustainability of three comparable white t-shirts. The most expensive was...
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07 2025 May
Virginia State Exposes What It Costs to Be in the Michelin Guide
The upcoming Michelin Southern Restaurant Guide will be missing locations from one state this year: Virginia. Rather than paying the $360,000 “partnership fee,” the state’s tourism...
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19 2025 March
The Tesla Resistance Is Real. Here’s What It Means …
Tesla owners are disguising their cars as a sign of resistance. There are plenty of YouTube videos with tips on how to hide the evidence that you’re...
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10 2025 February
Poopy Diapers and How to Destroy a Small Business with Minimal Effort
Paul and Rachelle Baron sell washable swim diapers on Amazon. Like many other small businesses, they use the logistics arm of Amazon to provide distribution...
Read Now04 2024 June
Marques Brownlee and Walt Mossberg on Trustworthy Tech Reviews
How useful will tech reviews (or any other kind of online review) be in a future where they can increasingly be AI generated? This was...
Read Now05 2024 April
The Disturbing Truth About How Trader Joe’s Sources New Products
Trader Joe’s doesn’t seem like an evil brand. Their personality-driven backstory offers an irresistible underdog mentality that drives rabid brand fans who celebrate every new product arrival. Unfortunately,...
Read Now13 2024 February
The Truth About Paid Reviews Might Not Be What You Think
I have paid for a book review. Most authors have too, in one way or another. If this fact shocks you, then you might enjoy...
Read Now26 2023 December
The Most Positive and Uplifting News From 2023 … in an Infographic
Just in time for the end of the year, the team at Information is Beautiful has put together an infographic with all the “positive trends...
Read Now21 2023 November
Cultural Themes from Apple’s App of the Year Award Finalists
Apple announced all the finalists for their App of the Year awards and the majority are the sorts of apps you would expect. Image manipulation tools and...
Read Now09 2023 November
WSJ Just Killed Its Bestseller List. Do These Lists Even Matter Anymore?
Books are an anomaly when it comes to how “bestsellers” are ranked. Movies are judged by their total box office numbers. Music is rated based...
Read Now30 2023 September
Can Shaming Agencies Create a Talent Rebellion Against “Unworthy” Brands?
A environmental activist group that calls themselves Clean Creatives is “once again calling out ad agencies that have contracts with fossil fuel companies in a...
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