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“Believe nothing. not even people’s runs,” a viral post on X reads.

Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software development.

So-called code generation or “code-gen” startups are commanding sky-high valuations as corporate boardrooms look to use AI to aid, and s

Migraine sufferers have heard it all: ice hats, essential oils, ginger tea. The latest advice? Head to McDonald’s and order a large Coca-Cola and fries, dubbed the “McMigraine meal.”

One viral video with 5.7 million views reads: “Trying McDonald’s chips and a Diet Coke because I’ve had a headache for 48 hours and TikTok said it would help.” In the caption, the TikTok creator confirmed the hack worked.

As the founder and board chair of the tech nonprofit Products That Count, I’ve had a front-row seat to AI’s domination of the tech world over the past couple of years. A few years ago, just a sliver of the thousands of submissions our organization evaluates for our awards program were AI-based; this year, more than 90% of our nearly 10,000 submissions were for AI products.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had launched a generative AI tool, Elsa, aimed at improving efficiency across its operations, i

If you think drones are noisy in flight, try building and testing them. During a visit last month to the drone startup Zipline’s factory in South San Francisco, California, industrial noise welled up in corners of the facility—the roar of a wind tunnel, the rhythmic clack of a test rig simulating motor casing wear, and other mechanical sounds in a symphony of engineering.

Zipline has to subject its delivery drones to that kind of abus

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I’ve been curious lately: How might AI help my former students—and so many others looking for new jobs—in a challenging and complicated market?

My conclusion: AI tools can serve as patient assista

The Little Engine That Could wasn’t the most powerful train, but she believed in herself. The story goes that, as she set off to climb a steep mountain, she repeated: “I think I can, I think I can.”

That simple phrase from a children’s story still holds a lesson for today’s business world—especially when it comes to artificial int

It’s official: Mozilla has announced that its extremely handy read-it-later app Pocket will be shutting down on July 8, 2025, with user data exports available until October 8, 2025.

If this leaves you looking for a new home for your saved articles, videos, and web pages, the good news is you’ve still got plenty of excellent options.

Here are five solid alter

The moderators behind a pro-artificial intelligence subreddit say they have been banning users who appear to be experiencing chatbot-fueled delusions.

“LLMs today are ego-reinforcing glazing-machines that reinforce unstable and narcissistic personalities to convince them that they’ve made some sort of incredible discovery or created a god or be