Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast Like many ill-fated journalists of 2024, I too lost my job this year. As media companies beheaded their staff to cut first-quarter budgets, I was also forced to adjust my spending and recalibrate my life. I took into account my essential costs (rent, utilities, food, gas) and temporarily said … Read more
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast If you have painful memories of learning Spanish in high school, or having to order a meal during a trip abroad, you are not alone. Although more Americans than ever report speaking a second language at home, many Americans remain monolingual. Language learning apps have been trying to change … Read more
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast As an older millennial, I received my first cell phone during my senior year of high school. I still remember the novelty of discovering how easy and seamless it was to contact people and download apps. At the time, no one fully understood how addictive these technologies were. Nowadays, … Read more
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast This month, a trio of computer scientists won the Vesuvius Challenge, a competition to use artificial intelligence to reveal four passages from Ancient Greek that had been encased in a charred scroll for 2,000 years. The artifact was found in Herculaneum, a Roman seaside resort destroyed by the eruption … Read more