Category: 3. Tech

The study, which makes use of a technology called mitochondrial donation, has been described as a “tour de force” and “a remarkable accomplishment” by others in the field. In the team’s approach, patients’ eggs are fertilized with…

Subway commuters in Shenzhen, China, may soon need to make room for a fleet of…

Scholars and students have spent nearly a decade documenting and digitizing a…

While the impact of AI on tech hubs like San Francisco and Boston is already being felt, AI proponents believe it will transform work everywhere, and in every industry. The report uses various proxies for what the researchers call “AI…

Chewing gum, sucking a mint, making a few exaggerated yawns—when a plane takes…

Google’s generative video model Veo 3 has a subtitles problem

As soon as Google launched its latest video-generating AI model at the end of May, creatives rushed to put it through its paces. Released just months after its predecessor, Veo 3…

Just as people from different countries speak different languages, AI models also create various internal “languages” – a unique set of tokens understood only by each model. Until recently, there was no way for models developed by different…

The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling systems, more efficient computer chips, and smarter programming – all while AI usage explodes worldwide.

AI depends entirely…

Lithium-ion batteries are a hot commodity for the renewable energy industry….

Today’s opportunity: Significant automation gains 

When leaders respond to immediate panic, new business risks and mitigations often emerge.  Two recent examples highlight the consequences of rushing to implement and publish positive results…