Photo by Emmanuel Olguín on Unsplash For years, ride-hailing drivers in California have juggled the flexibility of gig work with the uncertainty of being independent contractors. No benefits. No job security. And certainly no union representation. That’s about to change in a big way. On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill giving Uber […]
Photo by Richard Bell on Unsplash Rodney Brooks has spent decades building robots. He helped create the Roomba and led robotics research at MIT. So, when he says you probably shouldn’t get within three meters (about 10 feet) of a walking humanoid robot, it’s worth paying attention. In a recent blog post titled “Why Today’s
Photo by DL314 Lin on Unsplash The AI boom has been impossible to ignore. From viral tools like ChatGPT to massive investments totaling in the hundreds of billions, artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere—and growing fast. But a growing number of voices are starting to ask a harder question: Are we in a bubble that’s
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Image by Lianhao Qu on Unsplash U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is pitching a bold new plan that feels like it came straight out of a dystopian novel—except it’s real, and it’s happening soon. ICE is looking to build a round-the-clock social media surveillance team. According to federal documents, they want to hire nearly
Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash When your country is home to tech giants like Samsung, LG, and Hyundai, and your internet is among the fastest on the planet, you’d expect digital defenses to be rock solid. Turns out, not quite. In South Korea, the tech success story has taken a sharp twist this year.
Image by Ethan Currier on Unsplash What happens when a sleepy video game town wakes up… and realizes it’s trapped in debt? Animal Crossing fans know the drill: move into a cute little town, furnish your home, and pay off an ever-growing mortgage to the ever-smiling raccoon landlord, Tom Nook. But what if the villagers
Photo by Tesla Fans Schweiz on Unsplash When you hear a number like $1 trillion, it’s hard not to react. That’s the jaw-dropping figure tied to Elon Musk’s proposed Tesla compensation package, up for a shareholder vote this November. But according to Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm, it’s not really about the cash. It’s about
Image by Eugene Kucheruk on Unsplash Ram has officially pumped the brakes on its fully electric pickup truck dreams — and if you’re scratching your head about what happens next, you’re not alone. Here’s the short version: Stellantis, the parent company behind Ram, just announced that it’s canceling plans for a battery-electric version of its
Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Something’s shifting between two of the biggest players in AI—and it’s not just code. On Thursday, OpenAI and Microsoft announced they’ve signed a non-binding agreement to revisit the terms of their high-stakes partnership. That means they’re not just working side by side anymore—they’re renegotiating what that relationship should even
Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash It’s not every day you hear whispers about one of Silicon Valley’s most headline-grabbing companies—OpenAI—considering a move out of California. But that’s exactly what the rumor mill’s been churning out this week. Is OpenAI actually planning a quick exit from the Golden State? Not quite. Here’s what’s really going on.
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