How Facebook data can help track human migration patterns

Whether it’s political leaders like Donald Trump expressing concern about immigration, or individuals forced to leave their homes due to conflict, the movement of people across borders—and where they end up—is a highly debated global issue.

It’s also an area plagued by a lack of high-quality data. But a new solution may be on the horizon, offering near-re

Of course we deserve to know the true cost of tariffs

For one exhilarating moment, it sounded like Amazon was about to make a gutsy pro-consumer move. On Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported that the company would “soon show how much Trump’s tariffs are adding to the price of each product” by specifying it “right next to the product’s total listed price.” That act of transparency would have been reminiscent of past prece

Chocolate-free brownies and coffee-less cold brew: AI might help food brands weather the tariffs

Brownies with no chocolate, and cold brew with no coffee beans: With the return of U.S. tariffs still uncertain, reformulated snacks might soon be on the horizon.

Whether it’s a global pandemic, looming trade wars, or actual wars, supply chain disruptions and continuity struggles are becoming increasingly common. In response, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are tu

‘Eating like a medieval peasant’: TikTok is eating up recession-era dining tips

“If this is your first time being poor, I’m Kiki, and I’m trying to make it affordable to eat by using depression, recession, and wartime recipes,” says TikTok creator Kiki Rough in a video posted last month.

Why AI companies keep raising the specter of sentience

The generative AI revolution has seen more leaps forward than missteps—but one clear stumble was the sycophantic smothering of OpenAI’s 4o large language model (LLM), which the ChatGPT maker eventually had to withdraw after users began worrying it was too unfailingly flattering. The model became so eager to please, it lost authenticity.

In their blog post explaining what went wrong, OpenAI described “ChatGPT’s default per

Microsoft’s Q1 profits rose 18% thanks to AI and cloud computing

Microsoft’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence business helped deliver $70.1 billion in sales and boosted profits by 18% for the January-March quarter, a dose of relief for investors during a turbulent time for the tech sector and U.S. economy.

The company r

How Ziff Davis’s lawsuit against OpenAI redraws the battle lines with the media

In the early days of the current AI boom, The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. It was a seismic move, but perhaps the most notable thing about it is what came after. In the subsequent months, publisher

Trump’s war with universities could hurt AI progress in the U.S.

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Trump harms AI progress by warring with universities

Donald Trump has done a lot to antagonize universities in his f

The ‘Caveman Method’ is the latest viral skincare technique. Experts say you should think twice

The cost of a multistep skincare routine can quickly add up. But have you ever wondered what would happen if you simply stopped?

This weekend, a TikTok creator went viral for discussing her controversial “Caveman Method,” which she claims is helping restore her skin barrier after years of picking at her skin. In a video that has since racked up nearly 1


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