Lockdown was the longest period of quiet in recorded human history
When lockdown started in March, the world went instantly, strangely silent. City streets emptied. Joggers and families disappeared from parks. Construction projects froze. Stores...
The FTC’s antitrust complaint against Facebook has been dismissed — for...
The antitrust push targeting Facebook hit a significant roadblock on Monday when a federal court dismissed antitrust lawsuits that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
Who is Starlink really for?
But it’s not totally clear whether rural America is a viable customer base for Starlink. The biggest issue is cost. A Starlink subscription is...
Why developers should put the database first
Developers of a certain age are used to beginning their application development journey by choosing an operating system. Younger developers, by contrast, might start...
Elon Musk says he’s breaking up with bitcoin
As Elon Musk tweets go, so goes the crypto market. The billionaire and Tesla CEO has been tweeting about crypto a lot, too, sending...
AI reasoning models can cheat to win chess games
Palisade’s team found that OpenAI’s o1-preview attempted to hack 45 of its 122 games, while DeepSeek’s R1 model attempted to cheat in 11 of...
Roundtables: Inside the Quest for Cognitive Immortality
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 In an effort to reach an elusive continuity of the self, some far-thinking technologists are working on ways to keep...
The Download: controlling AI agents and “Super Intelligence” loyalty tests
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
Roundtables: Inside the Quest for Cognitive Immortality
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 In an effort to reach an elusive continuity of the self, some far-thinking technologists are working on ways to keep...
The Download: controlling AI agents and “Super Intelligence” loyalty tests
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
Raising the quality of insights in agentic analytics
In just a few years, generative AI has changed the face of enterprise analytics, notably by making analytics accessible to users across the organization....
The Download: GLP-1s and eating disorders, self-aware cities, and forever chemicals
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
The Download: AI agent tracking and climate feedback loops
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
Creating AI value with enterprise context
Across a business, any number of AI platforms, systems, and tools may be at work simultaneously—for example, AI-powered customer platforms, conversational assistants, and workflow...
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Roundtables: Inside the Quest for Cognitive Immortality
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 In an effort to reach an elusive continuity of the self, some far-thinking technologists are working on ways to keep...
The Download: controlling AI agents and “Super Intelligence” loyalty tests
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
Raising the quality of insights in agentic analytics
In just a few years, generative AI has changed the face of enterprise analytics, notably by making analytics accessible to users across the organization....
The Download: GLP-1s and eating disorders, self-aware cities, and forever chemicals
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
The Download: AI agent tracking and climate feedback loops
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....