5 Ways to Work Remotely (and Effectively) for the Long Haul
Covid-19 made remote work a reality for a lot of people, but for me, it was business as usual. I…
Hey Zuck, Get Those Robots out of My Social Feed
When I bring up these concerns to Meta’s VP of generative AI, Ahmad Al-Dahle, post-keynote, he accuses me of having…
The Rebel Drone Maker of Myanmar
“We needed weapons, and we needed them fast,” 3D says, sitting beneath the stalactites in a dimly lit cave, somewhere…
X Fires Its Election Team Before a Huge Election Year
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has fired its head of threat intelligence, Aaron Rodericks, and four other members…
Six Months Ago Elon Musk Called for a Pause on AI. Instead Development Sped Up
Six months ago this week, many prominent AI researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs signed an open letter calling for a six-month…
Why Niger’s Crisis Is Our Crisis Too
Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription → https://brilliant.org/economicsexplained Niger’s coup…
Beyond the PwC scandal, there’s a growing case for a royal commission into Australia’s ruthless corporate greed
Accounting and consulting group PwC has been front page news ever since its chief executive Tim Seymour stepped down “effectively…
FedEx’s New Robot Loads Delivery Trucks Like It’s Playing 3D Tetris
“In the last year or two, people have taken advances in AI and machine learning and said ‘we can make…
Even if Qantas is fined hundreds of millions it is likely to continue to take us for granted
As Qantas faces up to tough questioning from a Senate committee and a claim from the Australian Competition and Consumer…
The Meta AI Chatbot Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Answer to ChatGPT
The AI mimics are available today in beta on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. They include a chatbot based on…
Idris Elba Is Ready to Talk About Crypto
Idris Elba learned about crypto at the same time as almost everyone else: when prices went through the roof. The…
Amazon’s All-Powerful ‘Buy Box’ Is at the Heart of Its New Antitrust Troubles
Anyone who has shopped on Amazon will have seen the Buy Box with its peppy yellow and orange Add to…
The Albanese government blew its shot at setting a historic new unemployment target
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government’s employment white paper is “ambitious”. I’m not convinced. A clearly ambitious statement would…
Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool
Earlier this year, the stock-photo service provider Getty Images sued Stability AI over what Getty said was the misuse of…