Category Archives: Business

Wild Donkeys Are on the Vanguard of Ukraine’s Ecological Recovery

Maybe one tweak: Ecologists in Ukraine are reintroducing kulans and other species to the steppes to help recover the war-ravaged ecoystem. It’s worked before—at Chernobyl.

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Please Stop Asking Chatbots for Love Advice

We get it, relationships are hard. But asking ChatGPT how to do emotions is not going to work. Here are some better ideas.

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Almost 50 Years Into the Crypto Wars, Encryption’s Opponents Are Still Wrong

Attempts by the US and UK to require backdoors in secure messaging apps are a huge step in the wrong direction. Right now, we need more encryption, not less.

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A Leaked Memo Shows TikTok Knows It Has a Labor Problem

Internal TikTok documents reveal that the company is preparing for scrutiny of its supply chain. This comes after a Kenyan judge cleared the way for moderators to sue Meta.

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AI Giants Pledge to Allow External Probes of Their Algorithms, Under a New White House Pact

Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output. The agreement is not legally binding.

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Don’t Ask Dumb Robots If AI Will Destroy Humanity

Robots like Sophia are impressive to look at, but don’t let their humanlike facial expressions trick you into thinking these machines are intelligent.

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Spain’s Elections Pit Gig Workers Against the Far Right

A coalition including the right-wing Vox party wants to dismantle protections for workers on Glovo and Uber Eats. If they’re elected, they could change the gig economy across Europe.

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A Battlefield AI Company Says It’s One of the Good Guys

Helsing AI is building an operating system for warfare and says it’ll only ever sell to democracies.

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Want to Win a Chip War? You’re Gonna Need a Lot of Water

The US is spending billions to boost semiconductor manufacturing. For the new plants to crank out silicon chips, they need to source millions of gallons of ultrapure water.

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Threads Is the New Cool Hangout—for Brands

With big names like Wendy’s and Netflix, brand-on-brand chatter is shaping Meta’s new social media app. That could leave little room for people.

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