Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy
Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he’s OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it’s used “to enhance what you’re doing.”
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
How Human-Centered Professions Can Thrive in the Age of AI
Humans bring value AI never can — especially when it comes to travel.
This Salad Chain Found a Faster Way to Grow — By Buying Up Rivals’ Locations
Crisp & Green is buying and converting MAD Greens and Snappy Salads locations and expanding into non-coastal cities.
Retiring at 36 Didn’t Make Me Happy. Here’s What Did.
An eight-figure exit gave me more time, but motherhood and a new business taught me that real success is choosing how to spend it.
Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles
Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands’ marks and passing off dupes, known as “superfakes,” as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods. Veritas was founded by Luci Holland, a former Tesla technical […]
A Former OpenAI Employee Was Arrested for Bugging a Company Conference Room
Using the company’s own AI models as a detective, OpenAI says it traced the hidden device back to the worker.
Retiring at 36 Didn’t Make Me Happy. Here’s What Did.
An eight-figure exit gave me more time, but motherhood and a new business taught me that real success is choosing how to spend it.
Candy Prices Are Way Up — But That’s Not Scaring Americans Away From Buying Tons of Halloween Candy This Year
Chocolate prices are up 15.5% this season. But that hasn’t stopped people from filling their trick-or-treat bowls.
Bots Used to Be a Threat. Now They’re Your Customers.
For the last thirty years, we have been focused on keeping bots out. Now, we have started to focus on keeping them in.
Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’
Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.