The future of open source is still very much in flux
Christine Peterson, a futurist and lecturer in the field of nanotechnology, coined the term “open source” in 1998.PETER ADAMS Karen...
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The Download: tech’s ethical congregation, and the Inflation Reduction Act’s anniversary
Just before Christmas last year, a pastor preached a gospel of morals over money to several hundred members of his...
L’Occitane Stock Soars As Rumors Swirl Around Billionaire Owner Taking Beauty Brand Private
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 19, 2020GettyKey takeaways L’Occitane chairman Reinold Geiger is considering taking the company private for a rumored...
China’s car companies are turning into tech companies
Both EV makers and AI startups have published aggressive roadmaps for national rollouts of their city NOA services, claiming their...
How a half-trillion dollars is transforming climate technology
“There is still a long way to go, but the initial signs, particularly in manufacturing, have been very good,” Gopal...
Tech is broken—can collective action fix it?
“It’s so gross to view people like that—to see situations and natural facts of life like dying as problems,” Wang...
Inside the messy ethics of making war with machines
This is why a human hand must squeeze the trigger, why a human hand must click “Approve.” If a computer...
New PayPal CEO Alex Chriss Has A Tough Job Ahead Of Him
(Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Alex Chriss has been appointed PayPal’s...
The Download: China’s autonomous race, and Kiva’s controversial changes
Chinese car companies all seem fixated on one goal: launching their own autonomous navigation services in more and more cities...
The race to lead China’s autonomous driving market
His final assessment? The Navigation on Autopilot isn’t perfect, but it’s pretty “impressive” and a preview of more advancements to...
The rise of the tech ethics congregation
Sarah Husain, who’d worked on Twitter’s Trust and Safety team until it was eliminated by Elon Musk, told me at...
Inflation Battle Not Over As A Potential Recession Still Looms Over Markets – Forbes AI Newsletter August 12th
China News Service via Getty ImagesTL;DR Both the CPI and PPI inflation figures have come in this week, with CPI...
Why Did Cathie Wood Sell Tesla Stock – And Should You Be Doing The Same?
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key takeaways ARK Invest sold around 76,000 Tesla shares last...
The Download: corporate presentations, and carbon removal funding
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Survivors say there was no warning...
AI isn’t great at decoding human emotions. So why are regulators targeting the tech?
In addition to proposing the theory of evolution, Darwin studied the expressions and emotions of people and animals. He debated...
What happened to the microfinance organization Kiva?
Another key concern, strikers told me, is Kiva US, a separate program that offers zero-interest loans to small businesses domestically....
U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Highest Level In Weeks As CPI Expectations Surprise On The Upside
(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey takeaways Jobless claims rose for the fourth week in a row, but continuing claims...
Why is it so hard to create new types of pain relievers?
Opioid use disorder is a particularly difficult disease to treat. But we do have safe and effective medications. These drugs...
The US just invested more than $1 billion in carbon removal
The first recipients will include Occidental Petroleum’s proposed carbon-removal project in Kleberg County, Texas, dubbed the South Texas DAC Hub,...
Next slide, please: A brief history of the corporate presentation
Before PowerPoint, and long before digital projectors, 35-millimeter film slides were king. Bigger, clearer, and less expensive to produce than...