July 2023

FAA launches new committee to explore regulations on commercial human spaceflight

July 27, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a new initiative exploring possible regulations on commercial human spaceflight, a first for a nascent industry that is rapidly increasing the number of humans that visit space. The new rulemaking committee will “help the FAA plan, conceive, and implement—when the time is right—a well-informed, thoughtful, regulatory regime for commercial […]

It’s not just Netflix’s $900K AI jobs, it’s the hypocrisy

July 27, 2023
The discovery of an AI product manager role at Netflix with a pay ceiling of $900,000 sent critics of the company and entertainment industry wild yesterday. That isn’t the only such listing, and likely not even the most lucrative. No one should be surprised that one of the biggest tech companies in the world is […]

How to Build a Culture of Learning in Startups

July 27, 2023
Startups tend to favor high productivity within short turnaround times. In such conditions, employees must be adaptable and learn new skills quickly. Therefore, training and development are crucial — a new employee needs to hit the ground running.

News app Artifact adds AI text-to-speech voices, including Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow

July 27, 2023
Personalized news app Artifact, developed by Instagram’s founders, is adding another new AI-powered feature today. The company is launching an AI-powered text-to-speech feature in partnership with Speechify that will allow Artifact users to listen to news articles read aloud. The feature won’t just offer a robotic-sounding voice as some other text-to-speech engines provide, but will […]

The ad market is recovering

July 27, 2023
New data from a number of tech businesses indicates that the ad market is recovering, partly due to AI.