AI is scoring college essays and conducting interviews, a new layer in admissions stress

Applicants are not supposed to use AI to write college essays. But colleges are using AI to help assess applications. At ...

A Heartbreaking Essay, Delivered Fully Formed

When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted ...
Salon

OU student claims bad grade is an attack on her faith

A University of Oklahoma psychology student is challenging a failing grade after submitting a gender‑roles reflection essay that heavily referenced the Bible, sparking debate over free speech, ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Edge: Stop assigning traditional essays

I’m Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle covering higher ed and where it’s going. Learning to write clearly is one of the more difficult skills a person will learn through school and ...
TechCrunch

Reflection AI raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek

Reflection AI, a startup founded just last year by two former Google DeepMind researchers, has raised $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation, a whopping 15x leap from its $545 million valuation just ...
Reuters

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI raises $2 billion in funding, boosts valuation to $8 billion

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Reflection AI, a startup backed by Nvidia, said on Thursday it has raised $2 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $8 billion, as investor interest in artificial ...
Reuters

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI eyes $5.5 billion valuation as AI runs hot, FT reports

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Nvidia-backed Reflection AI is raising around $1 billion in a financing that will value the startup at up to $5.5 billion, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Students Are Using ChatGPT to Write Their Personal Essays Now

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...
Los Angeles Times

Study sheds light on how reams of fake scientific papers are getting into literature

The number of scientific papers flagged as fraudulent has been growing. Now a new paper sheds light on how it’s being done. Researchers found loose networks of unscrupulous editors working with ...
Hypebeast

Acne Paper 20 Is a Reflection of the Past Decade

Acne Paper, the cult-favorite, semi-annual magazine from the Swedish fashion house Acne Studios, has unveiled its highly anticipated 20th issue. This landmark return sees the Golden edition continue ...
Good e-Reader

Reflection Frame is a photo frame with Spectra 6 color e-paper

Reflection Frame has just launched a 13.3-inch digital photo frame that uses E INK Spectra 6 color e-paper. It doesn’t need any cords, no Wi-Fi setup, no account needed. Just a simple tap from your ...