Some thoughts on the novel: its strengths and weaknesses, why it's so different from other first contact novels. I'd love to hear people's views of the novel.

New trains for Amtrak in the US. Better than before, but still a long way behind the best in Europe and Asia. The manufacturing process seems crazily manual.

A blog post about what it was, how it worked, and the controversy surrounding it. It's a key piece of the modern AI story, but also a cautionary tale.