Machine learning has pushed the boundaries in several fields, including personalized medicine, self-driving cars, and customized advertisements. Research has shown, however, that these systems memorize aspects of the data they were trained with in order to learn patte
Lately, I’ve been slightly obsessed with maps.
It’s not a wistful nerd fixation, either—I promise. (Though I certainly do have my fair share of those!) Nope: This obsession is all about practical benefit and some splendid ways our modern mapping technology can help us.
We’ve talked about little-known map-centric tricks in my Android Intelligence newsletter a few times recently, including with
Following almost two years’ worth of investigations and chest puffing in Washington, D.C., the government this week filed its much-anticipated lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation, accusing the company of antitrust.
It was the formal start of a boxing match that’s likely to go many rounds—and both sides are coming out swinging. When announcing the s
The list of jobs that are being threatened by artificial intelligence is growing by the day, but could generative AI ever take center stage on Broadway?
In the past year, the unions representing Hollywood actors and writers won protections against the potential applications of AI in TV and film—just in ti
The PC just got an AI makeover, raising hopes that the buzzy technology would help revive an industry that has been on a steady decline over the last few years.
Here’s everything we know about AI PCs:
What doe
Next month Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the event where it shows off its upcoming software offerings. The star this year will be iOS 18, the operating system that powers the iPhone. iOS 18 is rumored to be one of the most significant upgrades to the iPhone’s operating system in over a decade. That’s because Apple is widely expected to finally jump on the
What was that thing for anyway?
Spotify announced Thursday it will discontinue Car Thing, a $90 device that allows users to control Spotify through their car speakers. After December 9, 2024, Car Thing will no longer be operational—and Spotify is recommending that users trash it (safely, of course, and following electronic waste guidelines).
It’s one thing to discontinue the device, but another t
Tesla has cut output of its best-selling Model Y electric car by a double-digit percentage number at its Shanghai plant since March, according to industry data and a source.
The move is aimed at addressing weakening demand for the U.S. automaker’s aged model in China, its second largest market into which a majorit
In a season dominated by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Barbie, investment world icon Sallie Krawcheck celebrates what she calls “the feminization of wealth.” Founder and CEO of women-led investment platform Ellevest, Krawcheck discusses Ellevest reaching $2 billion in assets under management and why The Great Wealth Transfer is primed to turn the econ
Microsoft President Brad Smith said the tech company’s high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of sophisticated chips and tools – a move that a senior Republican congressman warned could have