AI can change how blind people see the world
For her 38th birthday, Chela Robles and her family took a trek to One House, her favorite bakery in Benicia, California, for a brisket sandwich… Read More »AI can change how blind people see the world
To build AI technology, startups are turning to bigger rivals for help
The tech industry loves the stories about starting garages. From Hewlett-Packard to Google, the stories of bootstrap companies turned giants have inspired generations of entrepreneurs.… Read More »To build AI technology, startups are turning to bigger rivals for help
As companies clamor for AI in the workplace, technology companies are rushing to provide it
Earlier this year, Mark Austin, AT&T’s vice president of data science, noted that some of the company’s developers had started using the ChatGPT chatbot at… Read More »As companies clamor for AI in the workplace, technology companies are rushing to provide it
5 uses for ChatGPT that aren’t fanfiction or school cheating
AI is like that powerful that it will inevitably destroy the world – at least that’s what the people who sell AI software keep saying,… Read More »5 uses for ChatGPT that aren’t fanfiction or school cheating
Pornhub is shutting down more US users in continued protest against age verification laws
On July 1, Mississippi and Virginia passed laws requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, despite attempts by Pornhub to defy the law. Those efforts… Read More »Pornhub is shutting down more US users in continued protest against age verification laws
How inflation and interest rates vary around the world
From Melbourne to Manchester to Miami, people are struggling under the weight of soaring price hikes for the things they buy every day. The worst… Read More »How inflation and interest rates vary around the world
Edward Fredkin, 88, who saw the universe as one big computer, dies
Edward Fredkin, who, despite never graduating from college, became an influential computer science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a pioneer of artificial intelligence… Read More »Edward Fredkin, 88, who saw the universe as one big computer, dies
Companies with ‘flat’ structures rarely work. Is there a solution?
But do flat structures work? André Spicer, a professor of organizational behavior at Bayes Business School in London, said that while the “cultural zeitgeist growing… Read More »Companies with ‘flat’ structures rarely work. Is there a solution?
The war between Russia and Ukraine has forever changed this business in Finland
Even as the rain fell, the sprawling construction site was buzzing. Yellow and orange excavators danced slowly around a maze of muddy pits, waving giant… Read More »The war between Russia and Ukraine has forever changed this business in Finland
Our solar system may have survived a supernova because of the way the sun formed
Enlarge / Artist’s depiction of the early solar system, which was at risk of a nearby supernova. Stars are thought to form in huge filaments… Read More »Our solar system may have survived a supernova because of the way the sun formed
American cities have a conversion problem, and it’s not just offices
There is an outdated office building on Water Street in lower Manhattan where it would make a lot of sense to create apartments. Once the… Read More »American cities have a conversion problem, and it’s not just offices
Field science champion Lewis Branscomb dies at 96
As the Cold War was winding down, physicist Lewis Branscomb feared that America’s economic and scientific superiority was in danger. Declining scientific literacy and critical… Read More »Field science champion Lewis Branscomb dies at 96
Yellen’s visit to China aims to ease tensions amid deep divisions
The last time a US Treasury Secretary visited China, Washington and Beijing were embroiled in a trade war, the Trump administration was preparing to brand… Read More »Yellen’s visit to China aims to ease tensions amid deep divisions
One shot of a kidney protein gave monkeys a brain boost
Klotho, the ancient Greek goddess of fate, is responsible for spinning the thread of life. In the human body, a protein of the same name… Read More »One shot of a kidney protein gave monkeys a brain boost
Federal judge restricts Biden officials’ contacts with social media sites
A Louisiana federal court on Tuesday banned parts of the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about large amounts of online content, a… Read More »Federal judge restricts Biden officials’ contacts with social media sites
