Japanese tech giant SoftBank is investing over $100 billion in the U.S. Here’s why

Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years.

Trump said the investments in building

How Anyscale cofounder Robert Nishihara is smoothing AI’s complexities

As businesses reinvent workflows and products with AI, many such initiatives have stalled or failed to reach production. It can be really hard to implement the technology. AI requires massive quantities of data and computational power, and running AI at scale introduces major costs and software engineering challenges.

Robert Nishihara saw this problem coming when he was a student at the

6 ways AI can help UX designers work better—and faster

Artificial intelligence isn’t creative in the same way that people are. It doesn’t understand inspiration. But that doesn’t mean real UX designers can’t use it. AI can help a designer be more efficient and creative, and do a few more things that might be surprising. Here are six tips for

It’s the end of the internet as we know it—and I feel fine

The internet feels like it’s falling apart. 

Not literally. Structurally, it’s sound. There are plenty of fiber optic cables lining ocean floors, cell towers looming above cityscapes, and server-filled data centers. But the very foundations of the utilitarian web—the platforms that undergird our everyday experiences online—feel shaky, pulsing with the first foreshocks of a c

Gen Z TikTok users have taken holiday wish lists to a new level

Do you still make a holiday wish list? For those past the Santa Claus phase but still spending the holidays in their childhood bedroom, this debate divides families. Some swear by detailed lists with links and item specs, while others toss out vague suggestions like “socks” or leave what they find under the tree entirely to fate.

Gen Z, however, has elevated the wish-list game to an art form.

What is Fartcoin? And why is it soaring right now?

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have frequently expressed frustration with the lack of respect digital currency gets from many traditional investors. But when the hottest crypto of the moment is called “Fartcoin,” it’s kind of hard for them to occupy the moral high ground.

The joke crypto, which is even more useless than Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency

‘Being a teen mom doesn’t mean that you’re a sh***y parent’: TikTok’s teen moms are making big money

“Dinner w an exhausted overstimulated 19y old teen mom who hates cooking,” wrote MariClare MacLamroc over a video of herself cooking pasta and sauce. The video, posted to her 1.7 million TikTok followers, has racked up more than 2.6 million views. “We are all so proud of you,” wrote one person in the comments. 

OpenAI vs. Musk: How their legal battle aims to prevent an AI ‘dictatorship’

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence “dictatorship” is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing

How ride-hailing apps are replacing school buses

Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool.

On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her own dad as they drove to their selective public school on the city’s North Side. For 40 minutes, they rode along the same congested highway.

“They’re waving to

Founder mode can’t work. Be maximalist

The tech industry was recently abuzz with a post from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham on “founder mode.” In a nutshell, his concept explores the need for leaders to act in urgent,


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