The way Frank McCourt sees it, acquiring TikTok from its parent company ByteDance isn’t just about nabbing a buzzy social media platform: It’s a step toward building a fairer internet.
The billionaire is spearheading a bid to buy the social media app from ByteDance, which faces a divest-or-ban proposition from the U.S. government. To McCourt, TikTok offers a
Biopharma startup Metsera turned heads in April when it emerged from stealth, announcing $290 million in funding from prestigious backers—an all-star roster of scientists and executives—and a portfolio of drug assets all focused on what may be the most lucrative pharmaceutical opportunity ever: obesity.
Analysts have forecast the global market for obesity drugs to be worth $100 billion or more by 2030. Today, the market is split between drugmakers
Today is one of the most important days of the year for Apple. Its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off, where the company will reveal features of the upcoming operating systems that power all of its devices.
But WWDC24 is arguably the most important event Apple has held in years. That’s because Apple is not only expected to focus on its operating system updates but also show off how the company plans to bring artificial intelligence features to them. In other wo
Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday is expected to herald the company’s move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological frontier that’s expected to be as revolutionary as the in
The future of air defense in U.S. military operations may owe a lot to the same technology you use to heat up popcorn for a Netflix binge.
Just weeks after disclosing the deployment of high-energy laser weapons overseas, the Army has taken possession of a platoon of four “Leonidas” high-p
Apple promised the world a “revolutionary spatial computer” when it unveiled its Vision Pro headset at its annual WWDC developer conference in June of 2023. Twelve months later, and five months after the device became commercially available, the Vision Pro has arguably been a
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Gamma has become one of my favorite new creati
A few days ago, 13 AI employees wrote an open letter calling for greater transparency into AI operations. They understand this is a turning point in the evolution of AI, and the future of our industry depends on maintaining public confidence.
The AI industry is approaching a transformation in which user data will become paramount, and trust will be the most important commodity. I call this “AI 2.0,” a par
Whelp, let’s get this over with. It’s almost summer, which means it’s time to start getting back into shape again.
Luckily, we’re living in the golden age of AI, so instead of shuffling off to the gym and getting berated by a personal trainer, there are plenty of apps to create customized fitness plans that adapt to our needs.
Here’s a look at some helpful AI-powered exercise apps.
Fitbod
Everyone’s talking about AI chatbots, but they’re not the best tool for every job. I’m not knocking AI here—those large language models like ChatGPT, Bing Chat, and Google Bard are impressive.
But AI chatbots have that obnoxious hallucination issue: They sometimes make things up. You have to fact-check the things they say closely. I’ve personally seen ChatGPT pretend to do math and get the answers totally wrong. (Also: AI chatbots can be slow.)
So where do you turn? Well,