Waymo starts robotaxi services at San Antonio International Airport
It’s the fourth airport Waymo is serving, adding to Phoenix Sky Harbor, San Francisco, and San Jose International airports.
World Models: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now
World models recently made our list of 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now. Watch executive editor Niall Firth explain why this emerging area of AI is gaining so much attention. Join MIT Technology Review editors and reporters for a subscriber-only Roundtables discussion, “Can AI Learn to Understand the World?” exploring how AI may evolve to…
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Thieves Break Off 400,000 Pieces of KitKat Bars in a Major Heist. Nestlé’s Reaction Was Surprising.
Twelve tons of chocolate bars vanished after leaving a factory in Italy, but Nestlé had a good sense of humor about it.
Speechify’s Windows app uses local models for transcription and dictation
Speechify just launched a native Windows app that employs locally stored models to enable dictation and transcription across apps.
With its new app store, Ring bets on AI to go beyond home security
Ring’s app store will allow the company to target broader use cases beyond security, like elder care or business needs.
The Download: AI health tools and the Pentagon’s Anthropic culture war
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. There are more AI health tools than ever—but how well do they work? In the last few months alone, Microsoft, Amazon, and OpenAI have all launched medical chatbots. There’s a clear demand…
AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead.
For decades, artificial intelligence has been evaluated through the question of whether machines outperform humans. From chess to advanced math, from coding to essay writing, the performance of AI models and applications is tested against that of individual humans completing tasks. This framing is seductive: An AI vs. human comparison on isolated problems with clear…
Google is now letting users in the US change their Gmail address
Users will be able to change their username only once every 12 months. Plus, they won’t be able to delete their new email address for that period of time.
Airbnb is introducing a private car pick-up service
Airbnb is partnering with transportation company Welcome Pickups to let users book a private car service during their trip.
The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly
The primary isn’t until early June, but the CA-17 race between five-term incumbent Ro Khanna and tech founder Ethan Agarwal is already getting nasty. Agarwal entered the race in March, backed by a roster of prominent tech billionaires largely in response to Khanna’s public support for a proposed California ballot measure that would impose a […]