So what is AI, anyway? The best way to think of artificial intelligence is as software that approximates human thinking. It’s not the same, nor is it better […]
President Biden vetoes crypto custody bill
President Joe Biden has vetoed H.J.Res. 109, a congressional resolution that would have overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission’s current approach to banks and crypto. Specifically, the resolution […]
Industries may be ready for humanoid robots, but are the robots ready for them?
You could easily walk the entire Automate floor without spotting a single humanoid. There was a grand total of three, by my count — or, rather, three units […]
Launch of Boeing’s Starliner spaceship gets scuttled. Yes, again.
Ten years after NASA hired Boeing to make a new spaceship to get to the International Space Station, Starliner still hasn’t launched.
Sora-created short films to screen at Tribeca Film Festival
Sora-created short films to screen at Tribeca Film Festival
VCs are selling shares of hot AI companies like Anthropic and xAI to small investors in a wild SPV market
VCs are clamoring to invest in hot AI companies, willing to pay exorbitant share prices for coveted spots on their cap tables. Even so, most aren’t able to […]
How (Re)vive grew 10x last year by helping retailers recycle and sell returned items
The fashion industry has a huge problem: Despite many returned items being unworn or undamaged, a lot, if not the majority, end up in the trash. An estimated […]
You can no longer use Tumblr’s tipping feature
Tumblr officially shut down “Tips,” an opt-in feature where creators could receive one-time payments from their followers. As of today, the tipping icon has automatically disappeared from all […]
NYT’s The Mini crossword answers for June 1
Answers to each clue for the June 1, 2024 edition of NYT’s The Mini crossword puzzle.
AI training data has a price tag that only Big Tech can afford
Data is at the heart of today’s advanced AI systems, but it’s costing more and more — making it out of reach for all but the wealthiest tech […]