Reining in the BS in AI
Even people not in tech seemed to have heard of Sam Altman’s ouster from OpenAI on Friday. I was with two friends the next...
This Gaming Seat Brought My Formula 1 Racing Fantasies to Life
The joys of racing are universal. I recall a time I won online at Monaco in the wet with a last-lap overtake. It was...
47 Best Black Friday Tech Deals (2023): Folding Phones, Laptops, Headphones
When I think of Black Friday, I think of my mother, with two TVs in her Target cart after waiting in line outside for...
This company is building AI for African languages
The tool can be used on its own or integrated into existing AI tools like ChatGPT and online conversational chatbots. The hope is that...
The Download: what is death, and jailbreaking generative AI
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic post on X Leaving its executives...
Dr. Jessie Christiansen Wants to Help You Discover the Next Exoplanet
It’s hard to believe that just four decades ago, we had no idea whether planets existed outside our solar system. Scientists discovered the first...
The pain is real. The painkillers are virtual reality.
That’s why I was so excited to read about Smileyscope, a VR device for kids that recently received FDA clearance. It helps lessen the...
A cloud professional’s cloud predictions for 2024
It’s that time of year when the PR people are after me to listen to their client’s predictions for next year. It’s always obvious...
JDK 22: The new features in Java 22
Java Development Kit 22, set to arrive in March 2024 as the next version of Java Standard Edition, has five features planned so far,...
Microsoft unveils Microsoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Copilot Studio, a low-code development tool for customizing Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 and building standalone AI assistants.Introduced November 15,...
