Google Fights Back Against Microsoft With New AI Search Capabilities
Key takeaways Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that the AI chatbot Bard is open to all, AI is coming...
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The Download: open vs closed AI, and Google’s uneasy demo
Last week a leaked memo reported to have been written by Luke Sernau, a senior engineer at Google, said out...
Why tiny viruses could be our best bet against antimicrobial resistance
Within a few decades of their discovery, they were largely abandoned in favor of antibiotics. But as antibiotics increasingly fail...
The open-source AI boom is built on Big Tech’s handouts. How long will it last?
Stability AI’s first release, the text-to-image model Stable Diffusion, worked as well as—if not better than—closed equivalents such as Google’s...
That wasn’t Google I/O — it was Google AI
Three years ago, the company forced out Timnit Gebru, the co-lead of its ethical AI team, essentially over a paper...
April Inflation Report Recap: Prices Cool Slightly, Relief For Fed As Inflation Battle Is Working
Key takeaways CPI data for April showed a 4.9% price increase year-on-year, down from March’s figure and the 10th inflation...
The Download: Google’s big bet on AI, and a new human genome map
The news: Google is stuffing powerful new AI tools into tons of its existing products and launching a slew of...
How sodium could change the game for batteries
And at the same time, energy density is ticking up, a trend I’m personally grateful for because I often forget...
Google is throwing generative AI at everything
Because of safety and reputational risks, Google has been slower than competitors to launch AI-powered products. But fierce competition from...
This new genome map tries to capture all human genetic variation
But the job wasn’t done. A year later, the triumph was announced again, this time with the formal publication of...
The Download: a bold fusion claim, and a new augmented reality game
The news: A startup called Helion, backed by Sam Altman, claims it’s on track to flip on the world’s first...
This startup says its first fusion plant is five years away. Experts doubt it.
Plasma and pulses While the fission reactions that power traditional nuclear power plants split atoms apart, fusion works by forcing...
Layoffs Misery Continues In Tech With LinkedIn, Intel And Novavax All Axing Roles
Key takeaways LinkedIn cuts 700 roles and shuts down Chinese app, Intel is gearing up for potentially thousands of job...
New research aims to bring odors into virtual worlds
These new interfaces are a notable development that could change how we experience VR. Olfaction is a powerful sense and...
Harnessing technological transformation in the era of climate change
Multi-sector reliance on the tech industry can illustrate how far our efforts can go to impact commerce. The green technology...
A first look at Peridot, the new AR game from the creators of Pokémon Go
Peridot is heavily inspired by Tamagotchi, the virtual-pet phenomenon of the ’90s. “Peridot is the modern-day spin on the original...
The Download: sodium batteries, and hacking smart devices
Lithium is currently the ruler of the battery world, a key ingredient in the batteries powering phones and electric vehicles. ...
The Lithium Market Could Be Set To Boom – Here Are The Top Lithium Stocks To Invest In For 2023
Key takeaways Lithium market has rapidly expanded with miners like Albemarle, Piedmont and Livent growing massively in the past five...
This abundant material could unlock cheaper batteries for EVs
But as concerns about the battery supply chain swell, scientists are looking for ways to cut down on battery technology’s...
Jobs Market Remains Strong And The Fed Hints At A Pause To Rate Hikes – Forbes AI Newsletter May 6th
TL;DR Both the ADP Jobs Report and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report showed much better than expected figures...
