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Innovation Archive

Archives for August 2019

Future Perfect
How I’m using AI to write my next novelHow I’m using AI to write my next novel
Future Perfect

Try out this new AI tool. It just might make your writing more creative.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Buying Ring surveillance cameras saves Amazon money on stolen packagesBuying Ring surveillance cameras saves Amazon money on stolen packages
Technology

Its social app Neighbors makes Ring more effective on criminals — and customers.

By Rani Molla
Climate
Colorado’s most powerful climate tool isn’t what you thinkColorado’s most powerful climate tool isn’t what you think
Climate

Electric vehicles can reduce the state’s emissions more than anything else.

By David Roberts
Technology
The wrong US response to Russia and China may trigger a “new Cold War,” warns Stanford University’s Larry DiamondThe wrong US response to Russia and China may trigger a “new Cold War,” warns Stanford University’s Larry Diamond
Podcast
Technology

If America frames its response to Russia and China as one of “civilizational struggle,” Diamond says, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will only get stronger.

By Eric Johnson
Future Perfect
Humans keep directing abuse — even racism — at robotsHumans keep directing abuse — even racism — at robots
Future Perfect

We abuse our robots. That’s a problem.

By Sigal Samuel