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What OpenAI Really Wants | WIRED
Sutskever became an AI superstar, coauthoring a breakthrough paper that showed how AI could learn to recognize images simply by being exposed to huge volumes of data. He ended up, happily, as a key scientist on the Google Brain team.In…
Ozempic and Wegovy Can Also Protect Your Heart
The trial was sponsored by Novo Nordisk, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy. Semaglutide was originally developed by the company as a medication to treat type 2 diabetes. (It has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as…
Google Freshens Up Its Android Brand and Drops New Features
With the release of Android 14 creeping closer, Google just announced a makeover for the Android brand, which was last updated in 2019. The logo has been modernized, and the Android mascot, called Bugdroid, has a fresh 3D look. The…
The Strange Afterlife of Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yveneny Prigozhin’s wartime atrocities propelled the brutal mercenary into the limelight. But Prigozhin—who was once Russian president Vladimir Putin’s chef and a small-time criminal—also held a title as one of the world’s biggest…
The Best Online Gift Cards and Digital Gift Ideas (2023)
Trawling through busy retail stores seeking gifts is a daunting task. Shopping online can be just as time-consuming, and you may run into delivery delays. Even if you successfully secure a haul of presents, many will wind up in closets…
The Burning Man Fiasco Is the Ultimate Tech Culture Clash
“Light weights.” That was the reply when Diplo posted a video of himself, Chris Rock, and several others escaping this year’s Burning Man after heavy rains left thousands of other Burners stranded and unable to leave. It was a small…
Aventon Aventure.2 Ebike Review: Fat Tires, Affordable, 60-Mile Range
It’s hard to buy a go-anywhere ebike. Day to day, you may have different cargo and hauling needs, or switch from city streets to weekend trails. Given their expense, many of us have to decide between bikes that are a fun toy and ones…
The End of Airbnb in New York
The rules “are a blow to its tourism economy and the thousands of New Yorkers and small businesses in the outer boroughs who rely on home sharing and tourism dollars to help make ends meet,” says Theo Yedinsky, global policy director for…
A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse
Agriculture is a big source of emissions. In the US, about 10 percent of greenhouse gases come from livestock or crops—and for a long time, agriculture has lagged behind other sectors when it comes to cutting its carbon footprint. Since…
Climate Change Has Finally Come For Burning Man
Because Burning Man chooses to situate its event in the Nevada desert, resources, including food and generators, need to be trucked to the site—a challenge given heavy rain has made roads impassable. It’s this, in part, that explains why…