The Download: AI’s role in math, and calculating its energy footprint
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk has turned on Trump He called Trump’s domestic policy agenda a “disgusting abomination.”+ House Speaker Mike Johnson has, naturally, hit back. 2 NASA is in crisis Its budget has been cut by a quarter, and now its new leader has had his nomination revoked.+ What’s next for NASA’s giant moon rocket? 3 Here’s how Big Tech plans to wield AITo build ‘everything apps’ that keep you inside their ecosystem, forever.+ The trouble is, the experience isn’t always slick enough, as Google has discovered with its ‘Ask Photos’ feature.+ How to fight your instinct to blindly trust AI. 4 Meta has signed a 20-year deal to buy nuclear power It’s the latest in a race to try to keep up with AI’s surging energy demands.+ Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI? 5 Extreme heat takes a huge toll on people’s mental healthIt’s yet another issue we’re failing to prepare for, as summers get hotter and hotter.+ The quest to protect farmworkers from extreme heat. 6 China’s robotaxi companies are planning to expand in the Middle East And they’re getting a warmer welcome than in the US or Europe.+ China’s EV giants are also betting big on humanoid robots. 7 AI will supercharge hackersThe full impact of new AI techniques is yet to be felt, but experts say it’s only a matter of time.+ Five ways criminals are using AI. 8 It’s an exciting time to be working on Alzheimer’s treatments
12 of them are moving to the final phase of clinical trials this year.+ The innovation that gets an Alzheimer’s drug through the blood-brain barrier. 9 Workers are being subjected to more and more surveillanceNot just in the gig economy either—’bossware’ is increasingly appearing in offices too.10 Noughties nostalgia is rife on TikTok It was a pretty fun decade, to be fair.
#download #ais #role #math #calculating
The Download: AI’s role in math, and calculating its energy footprint
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk has turned on Trump He called Trump’s domestic policy agenda a “disgusting abomination.”+ House Speaker Mike Johnson has, naturally, hit back. 2 NASA is in crisis Its budget has been cut by a quarter, and now its new leader has had his nomination revoked.+ What’s next for NASA’s giant moon rocket? 3 Here’s how Big Tech plans to wield AITo build ‘everything apps’ that keep you inside their ecosystem, forever.+ The trouble is, the experience isn’t always slick enough, as Google has discovered with its ‘Ask Photos’ feature.+ How to fight your instinct to blindly trust AI. 4 Meta has signed a 20-year deal to buy nuclear power It’s the latest in a race to try to keep up with AI’s surging energy demands.+ Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI? 5 Extreme heat takes a huge toll on people’s mental healthIt’s yet another issue we’re failing to prepare for, as summers get hotter and hotter.+ The quest to protect farmworkers from extreme heat. 6 China’s robotaxi companies are planning to expand in the Middle East And they’re getting a warmer welcome than in the US or Europe.+ China’s EV giants are also betting big on humanoid robots. 7 AI will supercharge hackersThe full impact of new AI techniques is yet to be felt, but experts say it’s only a matter of time.+ Five ways criminals are using AI. 8 It’s an exciting time to be working on Alzheimer’s treatments 💊12 of them are moving to the final phase of clinical trials this year.+ The innovation that gets an Alzheimer’s drug through the blood-brain barrier. 9 Workers are being subjected to more and more surveillanceNot just in the gig economy either—’bossware’ is increasingly appearing in offices too.10 Noughties nostalgia is rife on TikTok It was a pretty fun decade, to be fair.
#download #ais #role #math #calculating