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Category Archives: Business
The Big-Tech Clean Energy Crunch Is Here
Companies like Amazon and Microsoft are racing to set up new data centers in Europe, but behind the scenes there’s concern about how provide them enough power to meet AI’s demands.
Google’s AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That’s How AI Works
Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes.
The Daylight Tablet Returns Computing to Its Hippie Ideals
Anjan Katta thinks computers and the tech industry became too corporate and straitlaced—so he invented a tablet with a zippy monochrome screen that’s usable outdoors.
Google Admits Its AI Overviews Search Feature Screwed Up
Liz Reid, Google’s head of search, said in a blog post that the company had made adjustments to its new AI search feature after screenshots of its errors went viral.
WeWork Survived Bankruptcy. Now It Has to Make Coworking Pay Off
The troubled company is back from the brink, but will emerge from bankruptcy to a world where coworking’s long-term future is much less certain.
Chatbots Are Entering Their Stone Age
Anthropic and other big AI startups are teaching chatbots “tool use,” to make them more useful in the workplace.
A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its Own
Two ex-Facebook employees founded the nonprofit Integrity Institute to clean up tech platforms. Now it’s reeling amid fights on Slack and one founder’s resignation after an external HR investigation.
How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.
Anduril Is Building Out the Pentagon’s Dream of Deadly Drone Swarms
The US military aims to maintain its dominance by building autonomous attack drones that collaborate with humans and overwhelm defenses in swarms.
WTF Is With the Pink Pineapples at the Grocery Store?!
Using DNA from tangerines and tobacco, food scientists have made a familiar fruit tastier—and more Instagrammable—than ever. We looked into pink pineapples so you don’t have to.