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The Debt That Doesn’t Feel Like Debt

Writer: Mahalet Habteyes Editor: Tucker Gauss Introduction  “Split it into four easy payments.” The phrase sounds harmless, even responsible. No talk of debt, no mention of risk. Just press the Continue Reading

Posted On : November 19, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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The Filmification of TV: Are You Still Watching?

Writer: Mariana Escobar Editor: Tucker Gauss A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there were consistent TV shows with character-building episodes lasting 20 minutes. Unfortunately, gone are Continue Reading

Posted On : November 1, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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From Blue Links to Text: It’s Not the Gemini Controversy

ALKIS TOUTZIARIDIS – APRIL 27, 2024 EDITOR: KIET HOA It can be argued that Google was the greatest company ever created. The internet landscape has been dominated by Google for Continue Reading

Posted On : April 27, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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Navigating the New Frontier: A Global Roadmap for Regulating Artificial Intelligence

ALKIS TOUTZIARIDIS – FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 EDITOR: ANNE WU Introduction Artificial intelligence, once a speculative concept, has quickly become a dominant force in the technological landscape. In just two years, Continue Reading

Posted On : February 13, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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A Deep Dive into the Recent Tech Layoffs

IPSHITA BAG – MARCH 17TH, 2023 EDITOR: MUIZ ZAFRI  Major tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, have been laying off thousands and thousands of employees. Even those with smaller Continue Reading

Posted On : March 17, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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ChatGPT and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence – A Blessing or A Curse?

EVAN DAVIS – MARCH 7TH, 2023 EDITOR: LARA RAMIREZ Meet John. John is your average Letters & Sciences student at Berkeley. He’s a freshman, doesn’t know what he wants to Continue Reading

Posted On : March 7, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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California Dreamin’ of a Bullet Train

SAM QUATTROCIOCCHI – 26 JANUARY 2023 EDITOR: GRIFFIN SHUFELDT Election night 2008 — as President Obama won a historic election with a sweeping mandate for progressive change, California voters approved Continue Reading

Posted On : January 26, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Why Leaving Nuclear Energy Behind is the Wrong Choice

JACOB HEISLER – JANUARY 26TH, 2023 EDITOR: THOMAS GUZMAN The United States faces an energy crisis. America’s reliance on fossil fuels causes irreparable environmental degradation that will only increase in Continue Reading

Posted On : January 26, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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A Bird’s Freedom: Musk’s Takeover of Twitter and its Economic/Social Impact 

SID GUPTA – NOVEMBER 18TH, 2022 EDITOR: FELIX ZHANG A decade ago, Twitter’s future was looking bright. The company was benefiting from a flood of funding into the social-networking space, eventually Continue Reading

Posted On : November 18, 2022 Published By : BER staff
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$6.6 Million for a 10-second Video Clip: The New Reality of Virtual Assets

JAIDE LIN – MAY 4TH, 2021 EDITOR: COURTNEY FUNG Introduction  Ever since the first Bitcoin transaction occurred in 2010 when a Florida man bought two Papa John’s pizzas with 10,000 Continue Reading

Posted On : May 4, 2021 Published By : BER staff

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