The Download: China’s digital currency ambitions, and US AI rules
Almost three years into the pilot, though, it seems the government is still struggling to find compelling applications for it,...
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What’s next for China’s digital currency?
Almost three years into the pilot, though, it seems the government is still struggling to find compelling applications for it,...
If Interest Rates Were To Rise, What Happens To Stock Prices?
Getty ImagesKey takeaways Typically stocks and interest rates have an inverse relationship, as borrowing money becomes more expensive for businesses...
The Download: handling extreme heat, and replicating superconductor results
To keep our bodies at their relatively stable core temperature of around 98.6 °F (37 °C), we constantly lose heat....
Here’s how much heat your body can take
Wet-bulb temperature is a weird metric, but basically, it’s an effort to incorporate both heat and humidity into one number....
Uber Just Reported Its First-Ever Operating Profit In Q2 Earnings Report, But Lyft Warning Sends Shares Sliding
Future via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Uber recorded a first-ever operating profit in its history, with earnings per share beating expectations...
Transformation requires companywide engagement
It can be hard for leaders to avoid rushing ahead, because digital transformation is a chance to look at the...
The Download: counting China’s mpox cases, and Meta has blocked news in Canada
1 Meta has started blocking news in CanadaPublishers have branded the decision an abuse of power. (The Verge)+ And the...
Decoding the data of the Chinese mpox outbreak
Sounds quite bad, right? It turns out the reality is a tad more complicated. On the WHO website, the recent...
Is Warner Bros. Discovery About To Make More Layoffs? Q2 Earnings Call Looms
Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Warner Bros. Discovery is rumored to be introducing more layoffs as more top executives...
The Download: China’s monkeypox crisis, and fighting AI photo manipulation
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These new tools could help protect our pictures from AI
While nonconsensual deepfake porn has been used to torment women for years, the latest generation of AI makes it an even bigger...
China is suddenly dealing with another public health crisis: mpox
To efficiently stop the spread of mpox, public health officials need to strike a delicate balance between destigmatizing the disease...
Ford Earnings Call Reflected Strong Results, But EV Losses In The Billions For Second Quarter
AFP via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Ford has raised its full-year guidance, with its Q2 earnings beat smashing EPS and sales...
Several Companies Face Shakeups In Leadership And Big Changes Coming For Tech – Forbes AI Newsletter July 29th
Getty ImagesTL;DR EV sales are up, but not all earnings are Companies from Alphabet to Gap got a leadership shakeup...
The Download: labeling AI, and Twitter’s transformation
1 Twitter as we knew it is deadWhat comes next, in its new guise of X, is anyone’s guess. (Wired...
The race to find a better way to label AI
With the boom of AI-generated text, images, and videos, both lawmakers and average internet users have been calling for more transparency....
Is The Fabled Soft Landing In Sight? GDP Report Tops Growth Expectations Despite Recession Fears
Getty ImagesKey takeaways U.S. GDP grew by 2.4% in the second quarter, beating estimates and the previous quarter’s growth The...
Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem
Adobe has also already integrated C2PA, which it calls content credentials, into several of its products, including Photoshop and Adobe...
The Download: how AI could change politics, and lifting the lid on Facebook
April 2019Australia’s colonial history is dotted with fires so enormous they have their own names. The worst, Black Saturday, struck...