Google at CVPR 2023
Posted by Shaina Mehta, Program Manager, Google This week marks the beginning of the premier annual Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference (CVPR 2023), held in-person in Vancouver, BC (with...
Humans Aren’t Mentally Ready for an AI-Saturated ‘Post-Truth World’
Artificial intelligence is arguably the most rapidly advancing technology humans have ever developed. A year ago you wouldn’t often hear AI come up in a regular conversation, but today it...
Elon Musk and his mother lunch with Bernard Arnault in Paris
The world’s two richest people lunched in Paris on Friday. Elon Musk brought his mother, Maye Musk, to share a meal with Bernard Arnault and two of his three sons...
Elon Musk says Tesla close to self-driving cars
Tesla is close to achieving fully autonomous vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said during a visit to Paris on Friday, adding autonomy was the “main driver” of the brand’s market value. The company’s shares...
Virgin Galactic to launch first $450K commercial spaceflight this month
It will be a space virgin no more. Virgin Galactic is set to launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight — which has a hefty $450,000 ticket price — later this month,...
5 amazing things your phone can do that you may not know about
Remember when a cell phone was for calls and a round or two of Snake? Today’s phones are pro-grade cameras, PDF scanners and even car keys. There’s a ton more...
Read this before signing up for Amazon Clinic
The CDC says millions of Americans are skipping doses, delaying refills, and taking other measures to save on meds. Add that to everyone who puts off visiting the doctor when...
AT&T to shut flagship store in downtown San Francisco
Wireless carrier said Friday it would close its flagship store in downtown San Francisco, deepening the real estate pain in the once-booming tech hub that has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic....
Could a robot win a Grammy? AI music is eligible — sort of
Hold the (gramo)phone: Artificial intelligence-generated music is eligible for Grammy Awards — err, kind of. The Recording Academy announced sweeping changes Friday to music’s biggest night, including that it will allow...
Twitter to focus on video, commerce in business revamp: report
Twitter plans to focus on video, creator and commerce partnerships to revitalize the social media company’s business beyond digital advertising, according to an investor presentation by owner Elon Musk and...
Envisioning the future of computing
How will advances in computing transform human society? MIT students contemplated this impending question as part of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize — an essay contest in which...
Elon Musk expects Neuralink to implant first case this year
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk expects his brain-chip startup Neuralink to start its first human trial this year, he said Friday in France. Speaking at the VivaTech event in Paris, co-founder Musk said Neuralink plans...
How to Live Well, Love AI, and Party Like a 6-Year-Old
Kevin Kelly had a birthday party earlier this month. It featured a giant bubble-maker, a magic show, an ice cream truck, a toy train demonstration, and a guy who made...
This Is the Worst Part of the AI Hype Cycle
Earlier this week, Paul McCartney sent the music-nerd internet ablaze with some news: Artificial intelligence had helped resurrect a bit of John Lennon’s voice for a new Beatles song, more...
My AI girlfriend saved my marriage — it’s not cheating
‘Til unstable internet connection do us part. As AI infiltrates every aspected of life, it’s manage to weasel its way into the dating sphere. While bachelors use ChatGPT to woo...
