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Companies are realizing artificial intelligence can't do everything after all, prompting them to rehire employees to grow their businesses

Masayoshi Son’s last earnings briefing was among his most somber in recent memory. The usually irrepressible billionaire opened by comparing the devastating impact of the coronavirus outbreak to the Great Depression. Son went on to explain why his SoftBank Group Corp. had just posted the biggest losses in its 39-year history. The company’s $100 billion Vision Fund lost almost $18 billion writing down the value of portfolio companies, including WeWork and Uber Technologies Inc. Then came this s

Tracking AI ROI is the most valuable thing a CFO can do in 2026. How finance teams go from tokenmaxxing to efficiency-maxxing.

"AI doesn't need a Chernobyl moment."

The Flat Curve Society Hi-ho, we’ve reached the moment, in this movie we’re all watching together on twitter, where model intelligence has become dangerous. Dario predicted years ago that it …

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IBM unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm, or 7 angstrom node.

Throwback to the old ringtone-providers of the early 2000s

A six-year Wharton study suggests leaders who crave status and attention are driving the push back to the office—despite mixed evidence on productivity.

29 questions. Two axes. Which of 30 AI archetypes are you?

The most detailed vascular image of a living human brain we've seen, captured with ultrasound through the skull — and the pipeline behind it.

Name change to Smartbird follows business model switch from selling shoes to buying high-end servers

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have harnessed the power of ultrasonic sound waves to make espresso-strength coffee with room temperature water, cutting energy use by up to 75%.

Whether automation will make human workers obsolete depends on more than just how smart the AI is.

Coding agents as normal technology

What the mysterious history of "multiple discovery" in science tells us about the nature of creativity

My head has been spinning after getting a spreadsheet roughly a week ago. Before we dive into my dirty laundry, let’s state the obvious: millions of people have a vague sense that AI is changing things. And LLMs sure are convenient for getting answers quickly. My team and I use Claude and other tools daily. […]

When employees feel overwhelmed, leaders need to help restore the conditions under which people can do their best work.

Split firewood in 3D — an interactive Three.js experience

The mirage of "AI" reaches us through a narrative centered on inevitability, productivity, and efficiency. It is therefore at loggerheads…

The same mechanisms that dampen people's cravings for food might also affect our tendency for violent behavior, new research suggests.

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Proposed emoji that didn’t make the cut.

An interactive photo timeline of NASA's Artemis II mission, with crew photos, video, audio, trajectory data, and mission metadata.

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks