Make Your Home More Energy-Efficient with Your Calendar
It’s 2023, people! With all the new, energy-efficient technology out, it’s easier than ever to be ecologically conscious. That doesn’t mean you have to go out and buy an electric…
These documents are influencing the DOGE-sphere’s agenda
Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government. The payment reports have been…
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From Balenciaga Pope to the Great Cascadia Earthquake, everything is ‘Goncharov’
Last fall, Tumblr users raved about Martin Scorcese’s 1973 film “Goncharov,” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. They hailed the lesser-known Scorcese classic as the greatest mafia movie ever made. It was ahead of its time, never earning the acclaim it deserved. By now, we should all know that “Goncharov” is not a real […]
From Balenciaga Pope to the Great Cascadia Earthquake, everything is ‘Goncharov’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Evolutionary organizations reimagine the future
As the emergence of radically disruptive technologies over the last decades has created, destroyed, or fundamentally changed many business models, most organizations have undergone some kind of digital transformation in response. Many have been reluctant, however, to acknowledge the degree to which they need to disrupt their standard way of working to succeed in this…
Forget NVDA, Buy These 3 Semiconductor Stocks Instead
The semiconductor industry is well-positioned for long-term growth due to robust chip demand with the advancement of technology. While NVIDIA (NVDA) receives much attention from investors, I believe STMicroelectronics (STM),…
Dan Teran shares Gutter Capital’s challenge of closing its first fund
Gutter Capital closed on a $25 million fund, about $10 million over its initial fundraising goal, but the process took over a year to secure the commitments.
Dan Teran shares Gutter Capital’s challenge of closing its first fund by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
UK to avoid fixed rules for AI – in favor of ‘context-specific guidance’
The UK isn’t going to be setting hard rules for AI any time soon. Today, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published a white paper setting out the government’s preference for a light-touch approach to regulating artificial intelligence. It’s kicking off a public consultation process — seeking feedback on its plans up to […]
UK to avoid fixed rules for AI – in favor of ‘context-specific guidance’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: China’s retro AI photos, and experts’ AI fears
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. Chinese creators use Midjourney’s AI to generate retro urban “photography” Across social media, a number of creators are generating nostalgic photographs of China with the help of AI. Even though these images get…
Chinese creators use Midjourney’s AI to generate retro urban “photography”
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Welcome back to China Report! If you saw these images pop up on your timeline, would you be able to tell if they were real photographs of the southwestern city of Chongqing in the 1990s?…
The emergent industrial metaverse
The industrial metaverse—a metaverse sector that mirrors and simulates real machines, factories, cities, transportation networks, and other highly complex systems—will offer to its participants fully immersive, real-time, interactive, persistent, and synchronous representations and simulations of the real world. Existing and developing technologies, including digital twins, artificial intelligence and machine learning, extended reality, blockchain, and cloud…
1,100+ notable signatories just signed an open letter asking “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months”
More than 1,100 signatories, including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology, have signed an open letter that calls on “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.” Says the letter: Contemporary AI systems are now becoming […]
1,100+ notable signatories just signed an open letter asking “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch