Are humanoid robots all hype?
Humanoid robots have been everywhere lately.They’re running half-marathons in Beijing. They’re chasing wild boars off the streets of Warsaw. They’re ...
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The old tech that could help stop the next airborne pandemic
It’s hard to imagine modern life without glycols. They are used in cosmetics, fog machines, and food. As you read ...
Some deaf children are hearing again because of a new gene therapy
In a lab room, a toddler, deaf from birth, sits while a tone plays. There’s no reaction. His face does ...
The simple question that could change your career
Devon Fritz had his midlife crisis a little early.He spent his 20s writing tax software, staying on track to hit ...
The case for AI realism
In 1964, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke predicted that computers would overtake human evolution.“Present-day electronic brains are complete morons, ...
OpenAI is pivoting to…socialism?
OpenAI wants to raise taxes on the rich, expand the welfare state, let workers decide how their employers use artificial ...
Why people are having such strong reactions to Lindy West’s new memoir
You might remember feminist writer Lindy West from her days on X (né Twitter) yelling at sexist, anti-fat trolls. Or ...
The contradiction at the heart of OpenAI
Big changes are happening at OpenAI. On Wednesday, the company announced that it would be shutting down their AI video ...
Hey Google, stop trying to write my emails!
I first noticed it when, a few months ago, I opened an email from Ian, my literary agent. Before I’d ...
The Supreme Court showed it is scared its going to break the internet in Cox v. Sony
The Supreme Court tossed out a billion-dollar verdict against an internet service provider (ISP) on Wednesday, in a closely watched ...
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