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Back in May, the Writers Guild of America went on strike—partly over disputes about compensation, and partly over fears that studios could use generative artificial intelligence tools to…

Elon Musk is back in the news again. (Really, does he ever leave the news?) Last week, Musk announced a new artificial intelligence venture called xAI. The timing of the launch is odd…

Hey look, there's a new Twitter alternative. The text-based Instagram offshoot Threads launched a week ago, and in the days since, the platform racked up over a hundred million users. It's a…

Lauren Goode: I have a hard time believing you really like this shirt that I'm wearing.Michael Calore: Well, it's written in the script.Lauren Goode: I know.Michael Calore: But I really…

Lauren Goode: Aarian, what is your recommendation this week?Aarian Marshall: OK. I don't like to spend a lot of money on things as a rule, but I have had the frustrating experience of…

Nearly every one of us in the US and Canada has bought something from either Walmart or Amazon in our lifetimes. Not only are these two retailers ubiquitous, but they have forever altered…

After years of rumor and speculation, Apple finally took the wraps off its virtual reality headset this week. The Apple Vision Pro made its debut at the company’s big developer conference in…

The idea that machine intelligence will one day take over the world has long been a staple of science fiction. But given the rapid advances in consumer-level artificial intelligence tools,…

The weather is warming up in our part of the world, which means people are starting to think a little more about getting outside and being active, and maybe doing so in a little less…

Google would like you to know that it has been at the forefront of machine intelligence for decades, actually. Never mind that it was beaten to the generative AI hype party by the likes of…