McLaren CEO Zak Brown Still Gets FOMO About Racing Cars
…It’s called Control, Alt, Delete. So I wanna know what piece of technology you would love to control, what piece you would love to alt, so alter or change, and what…
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Nick Clegg Doesn’t Want to Talk About Superintelligence
…British data center firm Nscale and education startup Efekta. Efekta, a spinout of Swiss company EF Education First, sells an AI-based teaching assistant that’s meant to adapt to a student…
Here’s the Smart Lock for Every Door in Your Home
…This lock has a nice range of entry options beyond the keypad, including smart home control (including Apple Home), NFC cards (if you already have one), and even a hidden keyhole, with…
I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
…I wondered if the user knew they had opted into sharing their private agonies as training data. After grading the assistant’s response on a scale of 1 to 5, I was…
Back Up Your Android Phone Now or You May Regret It
…Go to Settings, Back up or copy data. You can also get there via Settings, Security and Privacy, System and updates, Backup on most Android phones, or Settings, Accounts and backup for…
The Ridiculously Nerdy Intel Bet That Could Rake in Billions
…There’s the long-standing “product” side, where Intel designs and sells cost-efficient CPUs to PC makers and data centers; and the aspirational Foundry side, where Intel makes advanced semiconductors. Intel…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop
…Plus, our hosts go through the steps that the Trump administration is taking to control the upcoming midterm elections. Articles mentioned in this episode: Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech…
Buying a Smart Smoke Detector Turns Out to Be a Little Dumb
…It's not smart the way a smart thermostat would be, since you can't meaningfully exert control over it over Wi-Fi. You'll simply get alerts on your smartphone of…
Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
…Testifying for the first time in the landmark trial, Altman said that it was Musk who had sought to seize control of OpenAI and make money from it. Zoë Schiffer: Brian, Leah…
Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
…While its nonprofit arm controls the company, it created a for-profit arm to raise outside capital, and now it's trying to become a public benefit corporation. OpenAI has denied the…