Your gut microbes might encourage criminal behavior
The parasite is best known for changing the behavior of rodents in ways that make them easier prey—an infection seems to make mice permanently...
How 2023 marked the death of anonymity online in China
In reality, it’s already impossible to be fully anonymous online in China. Over the years, to implement a stricter regime of online censorship, the...
Humanitech: tackling tough challenges facing humanity with technology – Telstra Exchange
Telstra Foundation has partnered with Humanitech, an initiative and brand of the Australian Red Cross, to support research, advocacy and tech innovation that...
Netflix is finally going to reveal how much time people spend watching its shows...
When Netflix ushered in the streaming video era, it helped kill off traditional TV ratings. Now, the company says it wants to bring them...
Twitter’s potential collapse could wipe out vast records of recent human history
“If Twitter was to ‘go in the morning’, let's say, all of this—all of the firsthand evidence of atrocities or potential war crimes, and...
Are large language models wrong for coding?
The rise of large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4, with their ability to generate highly fluent, confident text has been remarkable, as I’ve written....
You’re going back to the office. Your boss isn’t.
The relationship between rank-and-file office workers and their bosses has never been equal. But remote work is creating a new kind of imbalance between...
Meet the economist who wants the field to account for nature
In a recent project undertaken for the Colombian government, for instance, the Natural Capital Project assisted in establishing a conservation plan for the Caribbean...
Sundiro Honda x Muji MS01 Test Ride ($700): Stylish, but Underpowered
Muji has made vehicles before: The Muji Car 1000 from 2001 was the product of a collaboration with Nissan. The limited release of 1,000...
It looks like people are actually moving back to San Francisco (really)
Unsurprisingly, people are still moving to Austin, Texas. More surprisingly, people are also moving to San Francisco.
Over the last 12 months, San Francisco has...
