February 24, 2025

Your boss is watching

A full day’s work for Dora Manriquez, who drives for Uber and Lyft in the San Francisco Bay Area, includes waiting in her car for a two-digit number to appear. The apps keep sending her rides that are too cheap to pay for her time—$4 or $7 for a trip across San Francisco, $16 for…

October 2023

Shocking Gen X Retirement Crisis Looms

October 18, 2023
A recent study by the National Institute on Retirement Security paints a worrying picture for Generation X, particularly those born between 1965 and 1980, as they move closer towards retirement….

After 50,000 hours, this AI can play Pokémon Red

October 18, 2023

Almost ten years ago, the online phenomenon “Twitch Plays Pokémon” convened over a million people to play Pokémon Red at the same time, with each player’s keystrokes registering as commands for the one pixelated avatar. Now, like a Magikarp growing into a Gyarados, the evolution of technology begs a new question: can AI play Pokémon? […]

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Was Loom’s $975M exit a fair price?

October 18, 2023

When Atlassian announced it was buying Loom for $975 million last week, it turns out after close analysis that it was a good deal for all concerned.

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Amazon begins testing Agility’s Digit robot for warehouse work

October 18, 2023

At today’s Delivering the Future event, Amazon announced that it will be begin testing Agility’s bipedal robot Digit in its facilities. Amazon Robotics Chief Technologist Tye Brady said the testing is in its “very, very early stages,” adding, “We’re take a lot to understand it better and see if there’s a fit for our processes.” […]

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