Is Underwater AI Any Cleaner?
AI data centers are so hot right now. Each time generative AI services churn through their large language models to make a chatbot answer one of your questions, it takes a great deal of processing pow...
26 Sep 202436min
Don't Feed the Neighbors' Kids
One surefire way to go viral on Threads—the Meta-owned Instagram-spinoff social network with more than 200 million users—is to ask a ridiculous question that enrages your followers so much, they just ...
19 Sep 202439min
The First Real AI iPhone
On Monday of this week, Apple held one of its splashy media events. This one was used to show off its next round of iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches. These are three of its biggest products, and al...
12 Sep 202448min
Seriously, Use Encrypted Messaging
Encrypted messaging is a godsend for mobile communications, whether you’re just sending standard texts to your friends that you want kept private, or engaging in interactions that are better kept secr...
5 Sep 202441min
Everyone's Pumped About Heat Pumps
People everywhere are hot for heat pumps. These electric appliances—which perform the same heating and cooling tasks as traditional HVAC systems, just much more efficiently—have been outselling gas fu...
29 Aug 202442min
The ‘Wild West’ of EV Charging
Electric Vehicles are having a real moment. People by and large prefer EVs because they're greener, quieter, and often more fun to drive than gas cars. But one sticking point in the EV revolution is c...
22 Aug 202432min
Your Photos Aren’t Real
At a splashy media event this week at its headquarters in Mountain View, California, Google announced four new Pixel phones. But the really important stuff unveiled at the Made By Google event wasn’t ...
15 Aug 202443min
Good Luck Selling Your AI Startup
There has been a no wilder time than the present to build a company around artificial intelligence. The server bills are astronomical, for one. Also the market for talent is red hot, and you’ll end up...
8 Aug 202435min
