The Big Number: 148
Though the writers are still voting on the contract, they’ve started trickling back to work, and late-night shows like those...
Why embracing complexity is the real challenge in software today
Redistributing complexityThe reason we can’t just wish away or “fix” complexity is that every solution—whether it’s a technology or methodology—redistributes...
The Download: brain bandwidth, and artificial wombs
Last week, Elon Musk made the bold assertion that sticking electrodes in people’s heads is going to lead to a...
Everything you need to know about artificial wombs
The technology would likely be used first on infants born at 22 or 23 weeks who don’t have many other...
Ryan Cohen Named New Gamestop CEO – Stock Falls In Response
(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key Takeaways Activist investor and founder of online pet retailer...
All Gas, No Brakes in A.I. + Metaverse Update + Lessons From a Prompt Engineer
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon | GoogleChatGPT can now hear, see and speak —...
Opinion | Hollywood’s Deal With Screenwriters Just Rewrote the Rules Around A.I.
It may come as a surprise to some that the W.G.A. apparently never wanted, nor sought, an outright ban on...
Elon Musk wants more bandwidth between people and machines. Do we need it?
This works because when the subjects imagine saying words, the electrodes measure their motor neurons, whose firing rate contains information...
A Silicon Valley Supergroup Is Coming Together to Create an A.I. Device
Since founding OpenAI in 2015, Sam Altman has spent many days thinking that the company’s generative artificial-intelligence products need a...
China Uses ‘Deceptive’ Methods to Sow Disinformation, U.S. Says
The State Department accused China on Thursday of using “deceptive and coercive methods” to shape the global information environment, by...
European Central Bank Is Experimenting With a New Tool: A.I.
The European Central Bank said on Thursday that it was exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to better understand inflation...
The Download: fusion power’s future, and robotic running
There’s a joke about fusion power that always comes up when people start talking about the technology. It goes like...
What’s Driving the September Stock Swoon
Why investors are so spooked Stocks are heading for their worst month of the year as a triple whammy of...
Why the dream of fusion power isn’t going away
With those reactions, fusion reached what’s sometimes called scientific breakeven—a huge milestone by any definition. But, of course, there were...
Centene Layoffs Will See Health Insurance Provider Cut 2,000 Jobs
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key Takeaways Healthcare provider Centene will be letting go of 2,000...
Today’s Top News: Key Takeaways From the G.O.P. Debate, and More
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you...
ClimateTech is almost here
Nations around the globe have begun to put in place the policies, capital and technologies needed to curb greenhouse gas...
This robotic exoskeleton can help runners sprint faster
The team tested the exosuit on nine young male runners, none of whom were considered to be elite athletes. They...
The New ChatGPT Can ‘See’ and ‘Talk.’ Here’s What It’s Like.
ChatGPT — viral artificial intelligence sensation, slayer of boring office work, sworn enemy of high school teachers and Hollywood screenwriters...
To Bring Socializing Back to Social Networks, Apps Try A.I. Imagery
Myuri Thiruna, a freelance photographer in Toronto, used to post frequently on Instagram and discuss photography with other users. But...