Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant
Steven Johnson has written 13 books, on topics ranging from a London cholera outbreak to the value of video games. He’s been a television presenter and a podcast host. He’s...
Automated system teaches users when to collaborate with an AI assistant
Artificial intelligence models that pick out patterns in images can often do so better than human eyes — but not always. If a radiologist is using an AI model to...
Boost Mobile founder pushes carriers to back ban on cell phones in schools
A longtime telecom CEO called on carrier giants like Verizon and T-Mobile to get behind the growing push on the state and federal level to cut off kids from cell...
Jewish TikTok employees allege toxic workplace, antisemitism since Hamas war began: report
A group of Jewish and Israeli employees at TikTok have accused the China-owned company of allowing hostile conditions and internal instances of antisemitism since Israel’s war with Hamas began in...
Elon Musk appeals dispute over Tesla ‘funding secured’ tweet to Supreme Court
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to consider whether the Securities and Exchange Commission overstepped its authority in enforcing a consent decree that he has...
US State Department funds censorship firms that favor left-wing media: suit
A bombshell lawsuit has accused the US State Department of violating First Amendment rights by using taxpayer dollars to fund private censorship firms that have favored left-wing media outlets at...
Google’s Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI Boom
The history of artificial intelligence has been punctuated by periods of so-called “AI winter,” when the technology seemed to meet a dead end and funding dried up. Each one has...
The Generative AI Copyright Fight Is Just Getting Started
The biggest fight of the generative AI revolution is headed to the courtroom—and no, it’s not about the latest boardroom drama at OpenAI. Book authors, artists, and coders are challenging...
MIT engineers develop a way to determine how the surfaces of materials behave
Designing new compounds or alloys whose surfaces can be used as catalysts in chemical reactions can be a complex process relying heavily on the intuition of experienced chemists. A team...
