The Download: Google’s AI podcasts, and protecting your brain data
Google’s new AI podcasting tool, called Audio Overview, has become a surprise viral hit.The podcasting feature was launched in mid-September...
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A new law in California protects consumers’ brain data. Some think it doesn’t go far enough.
But some proponents of mental privacy aren’t satisfied that the law does enough to protect neural data. “While it introduces...
OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157 Billion
The A.I. start-up’s valuation has risen by more than $70 billion in nine months.
People are using Google study software to make AI podcasts—and they’re weird and amazing
The tool generates a podcast called Deep Dive, which features a male and a female voice discussing whatever you uploaded....
OpenAI Adds $4 Billion Credit Line on Top of $6.6 Billion Investment Round
The San Francisco company is gathering the billions its executives believe they will need to continue building new A.I. technology.
The Download: training robots with gen AI, and the state of climate tech
Generative AI models can produce images in response to prompts within seconds, and they’ve recently been used for everything from...
These 15 companies are innovating in climate tech
Our goal is to spotlight businesses we believe could help make a dent in climate change. This year’s list includes...
AI-generated images can teach robots how to act
The system could make it easier to train different types of robots to complete tasks—machines ranging from mechanical arms to...
The Download: 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch
1 The death toll from Hurricane Helene is risingRescue and recovery teams are searching for hundreds of missing people. (WP...
Apple’s A.I. Is Landing Soon on iPhones. Here’s What It’s Like.
The initial version of Apple Intelligence focuses on helping you with words and photos. Prepare to be impressed and unnerved.
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to look for life-friendly conditions around Jupiter
Europa Clipper isn’t on the hunt for extraterrestrial life, however. Instead, its team hopes to assess the moon’s habitability—how well...
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: First Solar and its advanced solar panels
Today, Chinese firms produce the vast majority of the world’s solar panels. Most build cells that incorporate a layer of...
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Electric Hydrogen and its push to mass-produce a carbon-free fuel
Electric Hydrogen wants to address these issues by developing electrolyzers that have about 10 times the capacity of today’s standard...
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Pivot Bio and its nitrogen-delivering microbes
Pivot Bio, a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, is harnessing microbes to deliver a usable form of nitrogen directly...
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Sun King connects low-income households to clean energy
This is what Sun King has been able to deliver. By providing solar panels, handheld solar-powered lamps, batteries, and home...
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Ceibo and its copper mining tech
The remaining 80% of the world’s copper comes from copper sulfide ores, which don’t dissolve well in acid. To extract...
Crunchtime for Election Interference: October Is the Month of Mischief
U.S. officials are stepping up their warnings about foreign interference in the election, focused on three main adversaries: Russia, China...
Cerebras Files Prospectus for I.P.O.
The Silicon Valley company would be among the first A.I. companies to go public since the release of ChatGPT nearly...
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoes Sweeping A.I. Legislation
The bill would have been the first in the nation to place strict guardrails on the new technology, but Gov....
The Download: how to break up with coal, and AI’s false climate promises
September 2022—Anna Louie Sussman Like me, my eggs were flying economy class. They were ensconced in a cryogenic storage flask...