Apollo Atomics wants to make nuclear power cheaper by shrinking an overlooked part
Y Combinator alumnus Apollo Atomics is shrinking a key nuclear reactor part, which promises to slash the cost of electricity below natural gas.
Debates over AI consciousness are a trap
“Runaway” AI, “rogue” agents, and “autonomous” actors—the current rhetoric would have you believe that AI agents are not only awake and aware, but angry at their creators. Prominent tech leaders such as Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman push for regulation of these seemingly “superhuman” systems, while a separate faction, led by policy organizations…
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This IHOP-Applebee’s Combo Restaurant Nearly Tripled Sales. Now the Company Wants 900 More of Them.
The dual-brand restaurant shares one entrance with separate seating zones for each restaurant.
AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack
The data search and AI giant confirmed unauthorized access to its systems during an incident on Tuesday, and said it was investigating the breach.
For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage
a16z’s Borderless Founder network initiative supports immigrant and international founders. ‘Having one foot in your home country, and one foot in Silicon Valley,” is an advantage, the firm believes.
US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI
Hackers are targeting internet-connected Siemens controllers used in water facilities around the United States.
The Download: polycrisis support networks and a hydrogen gold rush
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Support networks aim to help kids through the polycrisis Sometime in the late 2000s, six-year-old Pim Sullivan-Tailyour was sitting in the back of a car in Thailand when she saw a…
Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps
Meta said its Muse Spark model is powering the dictation feature.
Stop Counting Backlinks. Start Counting Brand Mentions.
AI-driven search is making unlinked brand mentions increasingly valuable, so marketers should track both backlinks and credible brand mentions while continuing to build links.
The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground
There’s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet. Hydrogen can be used as a fuel in everything from large trucks to planes to steelmaking. It’s often hailed as a climate solution because when burned, it produces water…
Unlocking hidden revenue streams with market models
Each day, an airline transports tens of thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights. Often these are not straightforward point-to-point routes, with passengers requiring multiple connections. The airline can consider potentially hundreds of variables to price each of these journeys: demand, season, time of day, current events, global markets, and competitor airline activity to name…