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Bob Metcalfe, The Man Who Discovered Network Effects, Isn't Sorry

ChatGPT warned me against asking legendary engineer Bob Metcalfe about his 1996 prediction that the internet would collapse. This came after I sought the chatbot’s guidance on what questions to ask the...

The Fight to Expose Corporations’ Real Impact on the Climate

Say you are a maker of computer graphics cards, under pressure from investors questioning your green credentials. You know what to do. You email your various departments, asking them to tally up...

The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem

In one sense, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: It revealed, over five hours, how desperately the United States needs national data-privacy protections—and how lawmakers believe, somehow, that...

TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC

Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s much-anticipated testimony in the United States House of Representatives today, the embattled tech firm conducted a full-court press on Capitol Hill. This included paying to...

For Smarter Robots, Just Add Humans

Teleoperating a physical robot could become an important job in future, according to Sanctuary AI, based in Vancouver, Canada. The company also believes that this might provide a way to train robots how to...

How to get flexible working right

The words “flexible schedule” have an attractive ring to them. They conjure up a post-pandemic workplace full of motivated workers, organising their time in the most productive and family-friendly way, and of...

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ChatGPT Opened a New Era in Search. Microsoft Could Ruin It

Google typically gets the blame for the lack of competition in web search. The US government is even suing to block the company from using allegedly monopolistic...

It's your last chance to buy from Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS eShops

It's the end of an era as Nintendo is shutting down its Wii U and 3DS eShops today (March 27th) at 5PM PST (8PM...

MLB 2023 Preview: Pitch Clock and Other New Rules Aim to Speed Game Up

The commissioner of Major League Baseball is always in demand, which makes it hard, these days, to actually watch a game.For years, this was...