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Mark Rober: I make sure kids see when my experiments fail. They should know successful people don’t always get it right.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Rober. It has been edited for length and clarity. I still have the same crazy, zany ideas…
The US Navy is figuring out new ways to turn human battle plans into orders autonomous aircraft can follow
The US Navy has a new system that translates human battle plans into instructions that autonomous aircraft can understand and follow. The system’s…
Trump vows to reject ‘globalist scheme’ to rein in AI, superintelligence
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will reject what he called a “globalist scheme” to control artificial intelligence (AI) and…
I started drinking at 12. It took multiple DUIs, serious health issues, and homelessness for me to quit at 44.
This story is based on an interview with Katie Rosier, 48, who is on disability after leaving her procurement job. It has been edited for length and…
AI may be making women’s emails and job applications sound less professional
Ask a chatbot to write the same kind of work email in two different ways, and you may get strikingly different results. One response might sound…
I gave Amtrak first class another shot on a new train fleet. It was better in every way — but still not worth the price.
There’s only one Amtrak train with first-class seating. I’ve ridden it twice. The train line’s first-class cars are exclusive to the Acela, a…
Revealed: Some of the Oracle cloud roles hit hardest in layoffs
A leaked document has provided the clearest picture yet of how Oracle’s latest layoffs have reorganized its vitally important cloud business. Oracle…
Student-loan borrowers are facing ‘drastic changes’ to repayment that require lawmakers to step in, 89 organizations say
On Tuesday, a coalition of 89 advocacy groups, unions, and nonprofits told Congress: student-loan borrowers need emergency oversight. Organizations…
Microsoft starts a new round of job cuts and the next phase of its Xbox ‘reset.’ Read the memo.
Microsoft began a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, affecting around 500 employees, primarily in its Xbox gaming division, and a small number of roles…
DoorDash customer goes viral after picking up order at driver’s crash scene
A man went viral on social media after filming himself picking up a DoorDash order at the scene of a crash involving his delivery driver. Glenn…