Technology Archive
Archives for August 2023


Generative AI tools are generating less interest than just a few months ago.


Three things the US can learn about road safety from our ultra-safe air travel system.


It takes forever to get drugs on the market. AI could help speed up the process.


Google said it wouldn’t target ads to children anymore, but multiple reports suggest it’s still happening.


“A place to make fun of what you see on TV” is less compelling than “the global town square.” But it’s more accurate.


The company is finally completing its pivot away from shipping DVDs — and it’s not asking for its discs back either.


The city’s bumpy experiment with self-driving taxis is spreading nationwide, too.


Public opinion about AI can be summed up in two words: Slow. Down.

The billionaire’s heroic image is built on media praise, breathless fans, and … romance novel tropes.


The heir to the incandescent bulb is just getting started.


Maybe they’re not?


Zoom returns to the office — and to its problematic privacy ways.


The superconductor frenzy, explained.


Biological risks from artificial intelligence may be substantial and need to be monitored

Cities aren’t going anywhere, but they do need to change.