A chatbot helped more people access mental-health services
The chatbot’s creators, from the AI company Limbic, set out to investigate whether AI could lower the barrier to care by helping patients access...
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...
11 Best Smart Bulbs (2024): Lamp Bulbs, Ambient, Color, Etc
Remember the allure of the Clapper? No more getting out of bed to hit the light switch! It seemed cutting edge at the time...
The US Has Big Plans for Wind Energy—but an Obscure 1920s Law Is Getting...
The reason for the Jones Act’s longevity, says Colin Grabow, a research fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, is that while...
Wasm-based CheerpJ runs Java in web browsers
Leaning Technologies has released CheerpJ 3.0, a WebAssembly JVM that runs in modern web browsers. CheerpJ 3.0 is a full rewrite of CheerpJ that...
The Border Convoy Is Nearing Its Final Destination—With Vigilantes and Far-Right Extremists in Tow
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and the late senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign running mate, introduced musician Ted Nugent, who called...
Visual Studio Code adds ‘Hey Code’ voice command
Visual Studio Code 1.86, the January 2024 release of Microsoft’s code editor, introduces a voice command, “Hey Code,” that starts a session with Copilot...
The Download: how babies can teach AI, and new mRNA vaccines
Human babies are far better at learning than even the very best large language models. To be able to write in passable English, ChatGPT...
The next generation of mRNA vaccines is on its way
What makes it a different beast? Conventional mRNA vaccines consist of messenger RNA that carries the genetic code for covid’s spike protein. Once that...
Cloud migration is still a pain
A recent survey is telling us what most of us already know. Cloud migrations are complex, expensive, and often need to be more successful....
