[photo1]Emily MullinDemand for drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy is soaring thanks to their weight-loss benefits, and now pharmaceutical companies are developing new pill versions that could make them eve...
Apple today released the second beta of macOS Ventura 13.5 to its public beta testing group, allowing the general public to try out the software ahead of its official launch. The ?macOS Ventura? 13.5 ...
By Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode[photo1]ON THIS WEEK'S episode of Have a Nice Future, Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode are joined by Ethan Zuckerman, one of the leading thinkers ...
[photo1]Abdullah Shihipar Alexandra CollinsOver the past two weeks, Minnesota and Vermont took steps to explicitly legalize, fund, and expand drug-checking resources. These are major developments for ...
On Tuesday, the Center for AI Safety (CAIS) released a single-sentence statement signed by executives from OpenAI and DeepMind, Turing Award winners, and other AI researchers warning that their life's...
[photo1]David NieldIf you're looking to get hired, giving your LinkedIn profile some love should be on your to-do list. It's likely that potential recruiters are going to find it and form im...
Make way for yet another headline-grabbing AI policy intervention: Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs and public figures -- from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to v...
Following the launch of iOS 16.5 on May 18, Apple has stopped signing iOS 16.4.1, the previously available version of iOS. Now that iOS 16.4.1 is no longer being signed, iPhone users are prevented fro...
[photo1]Well, well, the "Taco Tuesday" battle appears to be heating up quickly. After years of holding and policing its trademark for "Taco Tuesday," chain Taco John's has found itself in a battle wit...
Going to college is all about filling out forms. Even before you get it, you have to fill out standardized tests, admissions and scholarship applications, and it doesn't stop there. One of the most im...
[photo1]A 94-year-old grandmother who lost her condo to a bunch of bureaucrats makes for a pretty good client. When the county government then tries to steal $25,000 from her, she becomes a great clie...
"Everything showers" are big on TikTok these days. When I first heard of these, my thought was: "Right, like when I wash my hair and shave my legs." That's the idea, but you don't stop there.
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Nikola, the beleaguered electric truck developer, is at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq, the company disclosed Thursday in a regulatory filing.Nikola said it received May 24 a delisting notice from...
Although escooters are a common sight in many European cities, you won't see them in the Netherlands. That's because escooter use is restricted to private driveways or gardens, but riding one on publi...
Neo, a six-year-old, Bay Area-based outfit founded by renowned serial entrepreneur and investor Ali Partovi, is announcing that it has garnered $235 million in capital commitments across two new funds...
Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 updates to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test out the software head of its official launch. The public betas c...
It wasn't a surprise to learn that former scooter unicorn Bird is pursuing a reverse stock split. The company isn't treading new ground here -- it isn't the only tech firm that has IPO'd in the past c...
[photo1]Beth Simone NoveckAfter ChatGPT burst on the scene last November, some government officials raced to prohibit its use. Italy banned the chatbot. New York City, Los Angeles Unified, Seattle and...
As large language models from Western tech firms show the potential to disrupt everything from marketing, teaching, to coding, China is rushing to cultivate its home-grown AI pioneers by stepping up s...
[photo1]In the early days of the 21st century, the emerging power of digital technologies upended huge swaths of the global economy. For the first time, we could buy just about anything we wanted, and...