The AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of Research
The extent to which academics are likely to follow the media attention, money, and Nobel…
The AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of Research
The extent to which academics are likely to follow the media attention, money, and Nobel Prize committee plaudits is a question that vexes Julian Togelius, an associate professor of computer science at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering who works on AI. “Scientists in general follow some combination of path of least resistance and…
Wordle today: The answer and hints for October 4
Oh hey there! If you’re here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we’re serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today’s answer. If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for October 4’s Wordle solution revealed. But if…
OpenAI was a research lab — now it’s just another tech company
Here’s the thing about asking investors for money: they want to see returns. OpenAI launched with a famously altruistic mission: to help humanity by developing artificial general intelligence. But along the way, it became one of the best-funded companies in Silicon Valley. Now, the tension between those two facts is coming to a head. Weeks…
Rhino Undergoes First-of-Its-Kind Leg Surgery, Is Very Cute
It seems like the setup to a joke: how do you perform leg surgery on a southern white rhinoceros’ leg? The truth is the same as the likely punchline: very carefully. That was the case for Amara, a two-year-old rhino living in an English zoo, who underwent an unprecedented surgery to repair her broken leg….
Donald Trump Is Possibly Too Online
It’s telling that Trump’s pet-eating protestations have inspired only a limp defense, outside of his running mate, JD Vance, doubling and tripling down. The ABC moderators are biased for saying it’s not true. One guy told the cops he maybe saw some Haitians holding some geese one time. OK, well. Trump’s internet addiction is well-documented….
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The best wireless earbuds of 2024
It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you look, now is as good of a time as any to splurge on the pair you’ve been eyeing. The market has come a long way since the early era of true wireless earbuds when we…
DOJ Sues Landlord Software Company RealPage for Inflating Americans’ Rents
The U.S. Department of Justice and eight state attorneys general have filed an antitrust suit against the real estate software company RealPage accusing it of colluding with landlords to decrease competition and artificially inflate rental prices. The complaint alleges that the Texas-based company feeds nonpublic information about rent rates and lease terms between competing landlords…
Nascar Pit Crews Are Using AI for the Perfect Pit Stop
Formula One’s paymaster, Liberty Media, may have thrust the sport deep into its American heartland—there are now three grand prix in the US—but it’s Nascar that continues to build its TV audience there against a slight decline for the “open wheel” F1 and IndyCar championships. European race fans are famously sniffy about stock car racing,…
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