It’s easy to fear machines are taking over: Companies like IBM and British telecommunications company BT have cited artificial intelligence as a reason to cut… Read More »The Optimist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence and Work
But work started to look sloppy on more specific requests. Asked to write a memo about consumer preferences in Paraguay compared to Uruguay, the system… Read More »We put Google’s new AI writing assistant to the test
Wealthy holidaymakers descended from luxury hotels on a recent evening into the gleaming labyrinth of Mykonos’ historic old town, ogling gold jewelery and heading to… Read More »Tree building on Mykonos reveals the ‘miserable’ side of Greece’s recovery
Midway through his face-to-face meeting with President Biden in Indonesia last fall, Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued an unsolicited warning. Mr Biden had signed a… Read More »G7 countries borrow China’s economic strategy
President Biden told U.S. allies on Friday he would allow Ukrainian pilots to be trained in American-made F-16 fighter jets, to ensure other countries give… Read More »In a sharp reversal, Biden opens a path for Ukraine to get fighter jets
Lawyers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday asked a federal judge to step down from a case brought by Disney. John Guard, Florida’s Deputy… Read More »DeSantis lawyers ask judge in Disney case to recuperate
During my first interactions with ChatGPT Plus, I wasn’t entirely convinced that OpenAI’s $20 per month subscription was worth it. While it was quite fun… Read More »I finally bought a ChatGPT Plus subscription and it’s worth it
On the second attempt, Jeff Bezos and his rocket company won a contract to take NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon. NASA announced… Read More »NASA chooses Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for Artemis Moon Mission
Remote work revealed that core areas of San Francisco and other cities are too reliant on offices. It is time to rethink what and for… Read More »To save city centers you must destroy them
One every time new iPhone comes out, a team of technicians in the French city of Toulouse begins to disassemble it. In the three years… Read More »France is fighting to save your iPhone from an early death
Kia and Hyundai have agreed to pay about $200 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the manufacturers of producing vehicles that are particularly… Read More »Kia and Hyundai pay $200 million to settle car theft lawsuit
In 2014, venture capitalist Peter Thiel rose to prominence as one of Silicon Valley’s most successful entrepreneurs and investors. He had made billions of dollars… Read More »Peter Thiel, the venture capitalist, is said to have met Epstein
This week USA senators heard alarming testimony suggesting that unchecked AI could steal jobs, spread misinformation, and generally “go all wrong,” in the words of… Read More »Politicians need to quickly learn how AI works
When asked in a Senate hearing this week who was responsible for the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, the lender’s former CEO Greg Becker had… Read More »Regulators refute claims by ex-CEO of Silicon Valley Bank
In March, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple rejected an email app’s generative AI-infused update until the developer gave the app an 17+ restriction,… Read More »ChatGPT now has an iPhone app
