Companies Often Choose Profits Over Consumer Safety — Here’s What It Takes to Hold Them Accountable
Here’s why the courtroom remains America’s last line of defense for consumer safety.
The Download: squeezing more metal out of aging mines, and AI’s truth crisis
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. Microbes could extract the metal needed for cleantech In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a…
Want to Be a Trusted Thought Leader? Use this Psychology Bias to Your Advantage
The most influential thought leaders aren’t just smart — they’re memorable. Here’s how to harness the psychology of perception to amplify the impact of your content.
Annual Workforce Planning Is Broken. Here’s the Smarter, Real-Time Alternative
By taking a continuous approach to workforce planning, companies can match their people with business goals and changing economic conditions.
Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old
A baby boy born over the weekend holds the new record for the “oldest baby.” Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who arrived on July 26, developed from an embryo that had been in storage for 30 and a half years. “We had a rough birth but we are both doing well now,” says Lindsey Pierce, his mother. “He…
OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT for college students
OpenAI is launching Study Mode, a version of ChatGPT for college students that it promises will act less like a lookup tool and more like a friendly, always-available tutor. It’s part of a wider push by the company to get AI more embedded into classrooms when the new academic year starts in September. A demonstration…
Cash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users
Cash App’s new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.
3 Tips for Building Resilience and Driving Growth in Turbulent Times
Uncertainty and trade wars won’t stand in the way of entrepreneurs with global ambition.
Google’s NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews
With this new capability, NotebookLM is taking a more visual approach to helping users understand different topics and ideas.
Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data
Google said it has “never built a backdoor” for its services, but would not explicitly say if the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access.
OpenAI launches Study Mode in ChatGPT
OpenAI’s Study Mode aims to help students develop their own critical thinking skills, rather than just giving answers.