The Man Who Discovered Network Effects Isn’t Sorry
ChatGPT warned me against asking legendary engineer Bob Metcalfe about his 1996 prediction that the internet would collapse. This came…
The Fight to Expose Corporations’ Real Impact on the Climate
Say you are a maker of computer graphics cards, under pressure from investors questioning your green credentials. You know what…
The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
In one sense, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: It revealed, over five hours, how desperately…
TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s much-anticipated testimony in the United States House of Representatives today, the embattled tech…
For Smarter Robots, Just Add Humans
Teleoperating a physical robot could become an important job in future, according to Sanctuary AI, based in Vancouver, Canada. The company also…
If the US Bans TikTok, WeChat Might Be Next
Jimmy Zhou is a New Yorker; his mother, in her seventies, moved to the United States from Dongguan, China, in…
The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed
TikTok is the hottest app on the planet—and the most-hated tech in Washington, DC. That disconnect has consumed the narrative…
A US Agency Rejected Face Recognition—and Landed in Big Trouble
In June 2021, Dave Zvenyach, director of a group tasked with improving digital access to US government services, sent a Slack message to his…
‘4 People Tweeting’ Changed the Face of Nigerian Politics
On election day, Maryam Adetona arrived at her polling unit in Ilorin in North-Central Nigeria at around 10 am, while…
How You Can Tell the AI Images of Trump’s Arrest Are Deepfakes
The viral, AI-generated images of Donald Trump’s arrest you may be seeing on social media are definitely fake. But some…
China’s Answer to ChatGPT Flubs Its First Lines
When rumors began swirling last month about the Chinese search giant Baidu working on a chatbot to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, it seemed…
China’s ChatGPT Rival Needs to Watch Its Words
When rumors began swirling last month about the Chinese search giant Baidu working on a chatbot to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, it seemed…