Ken Burns on ChatGPT: ‘It’s Artificial. I Can Inflate a Doll For You If You Need That Too.’
We spoke with the filmmaker and historian at American Prairie’s 2023 Ken Burns American Heritage Prize ceremony about the past and future of big ideas.
Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage
The Pentagon is pushing AI companies to allow the U.S. military to use their technology for “all lawful purposes,” but Anthropic is pushing back, according to a new report in Axios. The government is reportedly making the same demand to OpenAI, Google, and xAI. An anonymous Trump administration official told Axios that one of those […]
The Download: future space food, and EV battery swapping
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. Future space food could be made from astronaut breath The future of space food could be as simple—and weird—as a protein shake made with astronaut breath or a burger made from fungus. For…
How to Evaluate Whether a Franchise Opportunity is Right for You
Buying a franchise is a significant investment, so don’t rush the process.
How to Cope With the Emotional Side of Retirement
Retirement—that stage of life when you can step away from work and spend time with family, friends, and pursuits, relying on our savings and retirement plans to finance the daily…
FTC says popular fertility tracking app Premom shared sensitive data with Chinese analytics firms
A popular fertility tracking app shared users’ sensitive health information with third-party advertisers without their consent, a new Federal Trade Commission complaint alleges. The FTC’s investigation into Premom, a fertility tracking app developed by Easy Healthcare that allows users to track ovulation, periods, and other health information, found that the company had shared identifiable health […]
FTC says popular fertility tracking app Premom shared sensitive data with Chinese analytics firms by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Percent lands $30M investment to connect investors with private credit
In 2018, Nelson Chu founded Percent with the goal of bringing investors, borrowers and underwriters together to modernize private credit. Seeing an opportunity to tackle the lack of risk management in the market, Chu created a marketplace that enables investors — specifically accredited retail investors — to participate in private credit. It’s been a success […]
Percent lands $30M investment to connect investors with private credit by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Retail media targeting on the AI maturity curve
Let’s look at the three most important milestones along the road to predictive analysis in the retail media context.
Retail media targeting on the AI maturity curve by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
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Why some companies want you to rent the battery in your EV
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. I seem to be constantly signing up for new subscriptions these days. Netflix, Paramount+, and of course I’m glued to the latest season of Succession, so now I’m back on HBO Max too. …
Beijing calls on cloud providers to support AI firms
As large language models from Western tech firms show the potential to disrupt everything from marketing, teaching, to coding, China is rushing to cultivate its home-grown AI pioneers by stepping up state support. Beijing is now seeking public opinion on a draft policy aimed at developing artificial general intelligence, or AGI, a category of AI […]
Beijing calls on cloud providers to support AI firms by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch