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5 dark facts to remember in the face of AI hype

Emily Bender is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington where she is also Faculty Director of the Computational Linguistics Master of Science program, affiliate faculty in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, and affiliate faculty in the Information School.

Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute and a lecturer in the School of Information at the University of California Berkeley. She has been featured in articles fo

Why Apple’s VisionPro won’t make XR headsets mainstream

Major announcements around the VisionPro headset are expected next week and may even confirm tantalizing rumors tha

So much for the Trump-Musk bromance

Just over six months ago, Fast Company asked: “How long will Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s lovefest last?”

Well, we have our answer.

This week, tensions escalated between the two over Trump’s proposed “One Big Beautiful Bill” aimed at cutting taxes, which Musk derided as a “disgusting abomination.” Their disagreement deepened over electric vehicle mandates, w

Big Tech’s indirect emissions jumped 150% in 3 years amid AI boom, U.N. report says

Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies—Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta—rose on average by 150% from 2020 to 2023, as they had to use more power for energy-demanding data centers, a United Nations report said on Thursday.

The use of artificial intelligence is driving up global indirect emissions because of the vast amounts of energy required to power data centers, the report by the International Telecommunication Union (I

How Bravo became one of NBCUniversal’s strongest streaming assets

When Frances Berwick started at Bravo in the 1990s, the cable channel was still positioning itself as a hub for “film and arts.” Berwick climbed the NBCUniversal ladder, eventually growing her domain to all of the company’s entertainment cable channels, including E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, USA, and Universal Kids. 

Her rise at NBCUniversal has coincided with cable’s decline. Some 46% of households have

Nintendo Switch 2 launches in Tokyo drawing hours-long lines

Eager customers lined up outside electronics stores in Tokyo hours in advance to collect their preordered Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles.

The much anticipated Switch 2, being released around the world Thursday, is an upgrade to its eight-year-old predecessor with new social features meant to

Nintendo’s new Switch 2 feels remarkably up to date 

Nintendo is not known for existing on the bleeding edge of technology. In fact, most of its 21st-century success has been built around the opposite of that idea; the Wii and DS were both much less powerful than their competition, yet each proved to be more popular with a mainstream audience. The hybrid Switch, meanwhile, was impressive for a handheld machine when it was release

Enjoy ‘AI slop’ summer. What’s coming next is worse

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“AI Slop” summer is here

AI image and video generation tools have gone mainstream, with millions creating content and using them on platforms like TikTok and You

How Bravo became Comcast’s biggest streaming asset

When Frances Berwick started at Bravo in the 1990s, the cable channel was still positioning itself as a hub for “film and arts.” Berwick climbed the NBCUniversal ladder, eventually growing her domain to all of the company’s entertainment cable channels, including E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, USA, and Universal Kids. 

Her rise at NBCUniversal has coincided with cable’s decline. Some 46% of households have

YouTube overtakes streaming rivals as the go-to for TV and movies

Gone are the days when YouTube was just for catching up on vlogs or diving into late-night rabbit holes. Today, the platform is staking its claim in TV and film.

According to a new survey conducted by Looper Insights between April 16 and 25, 66% of consumers discover TV or film content via YouTube. For 61%, it’s already p


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