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A deep dive into China's efforts to integrate AI into K-12 education to reduce teacher workloads, improve rural schools, and help students with disabilities (Lily Ottinger/ChinaTalk)

Lily Ottinger / ChinaTalk:
A deep dive into China's efforts to integrate AI into K-12 education to reduce teacher workloads, improve rural schools, and help students with disabilities  —  a deep dive  —  Pilot schools in China are already using AI to grade children's artwork, monitor their facial expressions during lectures …

Crimson Desert patch 1.02 confirms those who played at launch had it the worst

Crimson Desert patch 1.02 brings further improvements to the ambitious open world game, but highlights the flawed state the game launched in

Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices  —  AI isn't the only thing behind Medvi  —  On Thursday, The New York Times published a thing  —  and it went viral, declared as a victory for AI:

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie had a massive opening weekend

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie had 2026's biggest opening weekend yet, beating out films like Project Hail Mary and Scream 7.

Los Thuthanaka’s Wak’a is a mellower follow-up to last year’s surprise Pitchfork favorite

Los Thuthanaka basically came out of nowhere last year to capture Pitchfork's album of the year with their self-titled debut. Because it wasn't available on streaming, it largely flew under the radar. I honestly kind of forgot about it until Pitchfork gave it the number one spot in its year-end list. In retrospect, I'm not […]