October 2023

‘TikTok whisperer’ Annie Wu Henry on social media and 2024

October 5, 2023
Connecting with the youth is a craft that has long eluded the Olds — a demographic that’s less defined by age than it is by social media habits. Politicians, historically, have not prioritized young voter outreach.  But in recent elections, the youth voter turnout cinched major wins for Democrats, and as the 2024 presidential election […]

Google DeepMind unites researchers in bid to create an ImageNet of robot actions

October 5, 2023
Of all the holy grails in robotics, learning may well be the holiest. In an era when the term “general purpose” is tossed around with great abandon, however, it can be difficult for non-roboticists to understand what today’s systems can — and can’t — do. The truth of it is that most robots these days […]

Thoughts debuts an app designed to inspire you, not distract you

October 5, 2023
Instead of scrolling mindlessly through a social feed of updates, a new app called Thoughts offers a way to scroll through and collect inspirational content. Created by indie developer Henri Bredt, Thoughts is described as a “focused inspiration manager” that’s designed to help you remember things that inspired you, whether that’s hand-picked quotes, famous sayings […]

Driving companywide efficiencies with AI

October 5, 2023
Autonomous shopping carts that follow grocery store customers and robots that pick ripe cucumbers faster than humans may grab headlines, but the most compelling applications of AI and ML technology are behind the scenes. Increasingly, organizations are finding substantial efficiency gains by applying AI- and ML-powered tools to back-office procedures such as document processing, data…

Spotify’s new artist profiles highlight music, Stories, merch and events

October 5, 2023
Spotify today is rolling out a big change in terms of how users connect with artists on its streaming music platform. With the newly debuted artist profile pages, content has been reorganized under three main tabs, including Music, Events, and Merch. The Music tab will also now not only feature the artist’s tracks and albums, […]