As Meta heads to trial in the state of New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation, the company is making an aggressive push to have certain information excluded from the court proceedings.The company has petitioned the judge to exclude certain research studies and articles around social media and youth mental health; any mention of a recent high-profile case involving teen suicide and social media content; and any references to Meta’s financial resources, the personal activities of employees, and Mark Zuckerberg’s time as a student at Harvard University.Meta’s requests to exclude information, known as motions in limine,…
A recent Strava app update has unlocked a feature people have wanted for years, offline route guidance for the Apple Watch app. And it’s not alone either. Reddit users have noticed the feature has begun rolling out. And while the post describes the feature having arrived as a beta, folks…
The rate at which artificial intelligence is developing is astounding. Unprecedented investments, infrastructural innovations, and new capabilities are driving the AI landscape of today, changing research, commercial models, national security, and society as a whole. Tech behemoths like Google, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Microsoft are spearheading this shift with audacious technological…
THE symbolism was clear last June when Emmanuel Macron, surrounded by factory workers, held up a sleek lithium battery in his right hand and a mining lamp in his left. He was in Douai, a northern French city with a coal mining history dating back to the 1700s. The city…
Every week, millions of people check their horoscopes — not necessarily because they believe the stars control their destiny, but because they’re searching for direction, validation or a fresh perspective on their lives. The appeal is understandable: horoscopes offer a structured way to reflect on who we are and what…
Villages looked for niches they could fill in the global market. The town of Xuchang, for instance, capitalized on its legacy of making hairpieces for opera performers—and on the willingness of rural women to sell their black ponytails—and turned itself into a hub for wigs. Zhuangzhai became the largest supplier…
We have incredibly wonderful tools through generative AI that could potentially take creativity and innovation to new levels. Yet, despite all the technology, we’re not seeing significant changes. A group of researchers think they know why. The key to AI-boosted creativity is the mindfulness of people using the technology, according…
Elon Musk’s X has introduced new restrictions stopping people from editing and generating images of real people in bikinis or other “revealing clothing.” The change in policy on Wednesday night follows global outrage at Grok being used to generate thousands of harmful nonconsensual “undressing” photos of women and sexualized images…
Caterpillar has long been synonymous with the machines that build, mine and power the world. With $64.8 billion in revenue in 2024, the company operates in infrastructure, energy and resource development, helping customers tackle some of the most consequential challenges of our time. From mining critical minerals to rebuilding aging…
The past year has been traumatic for many of the volunteer tech warriors of what was once called the United States Digital Service (USDS). The team’s former coders, designers, and UX experts have watched in horror as Donald Trump rebranded the service as DOGE, effectively forced out its staff, and…
The Luddites are back, wrecking technology in a Quixotic effort to stop progress. This time, though, it’s not angry textile workers destroying mechanized looms, but a shadowy group of technologists who want to stop the progress of artificial intelligence.Poison Fountain, as their project is called, is intended to trigger a…
But language models can only do so much, and what robots need most urgently is a new kind of model that understands the physical world the way an LLM understands the written word. And to build that model, engineers need way more data. While walking around BAAI, I see scores…
Update January 20th: Samsung Plans To Avoid Galaxy S26 Price RiseUpdate 12:40pm ET: A new report from Korean outlet iNews24 claims that Samsung is still deciding how to price the Galaxy S26 series ahead of next month’s launch. Speaking with a Samsung insider, the outlet reported that the company is…
We are currently undergoing a significant technological and industrial revolution. Artificial intelligence and quantum computing are no longer just ideas that are only talked about in research papers or labs. They are changing the way companies handle risk in real time, as well as cybersecurity, national security, and economic competitiveness.…
If someone ever makes an HBO Max series about the AI industry, the events of this week will make quite the episode.On Wednesday, OpenAI’s CEO of applications, Fidji Simo, announced the company had rehired Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, cofounders of Mira Murati’s AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab. Zoph and…
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