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Intel's Ambitious Plan to Regain Chipmaking Leadership
The company announced a strategy that involves new machinery and new technologies. It may get a boost from the US government. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Clubhouse Opens Its Doors. Is Anyone Rushing to Get In?
Just a few days after ditching its invite-only status, the audio chat app had fewer than 500,000 new downloads. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Trucks Move Past Cars on the Road to Autonomy
Money is pouring into autonomous trucking startups, just as many are souring on the short-term prospects for self-driving cars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
These Bendy Plastic Chips Fit in Unusual Places
Researchers think these flexible semiconductors will be able to monitor your heartbeat or tell you whether your milk has spoiled. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As the Use of AI Spreads, Congress Looks to Rein It In
The White House, lawmakers from both parties, and federal agencies are all working on bills or projects to constrain potential downsides of the tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Who’s Winning the War Between Biden and Facebook? Fox News
Misinformation on the cable channel may be responsible for more vaccine hesitancy than the social network. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Pentagon Is Bolstering Its AI Systems—by Hacking Itself
A new “red team” will try to anticipate and thwart attacks on machine learning programs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why Not Use Self-Driving Cars as Supercomputers?
Autonomous vehicles use the equivalent of 200 laptops to get around. Some want to tap that computing power to decode viruses or mine bitcoin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
No, Facebook and Google Are Not Public Utilities
It’s time to retire one of the most half-baked ideas for regulating Big Tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As Travel Rebounds, Airlines Are Figuring It Out on the Fly
Businesses destinations are out, tourist spots are in. The old rules governing fares and flight schedules have been thrown out the window. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why Do Some Crimes Increase When Airbnbs Come to Town?
Tourists neither commit nor attract crimes. But a study finds that violent offenses rose in neighborhoods where more homes were converted to short-term rentals. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The US Needs to Get Back in the Business of Making Chips
Pandemic-induced supply disruptions and competition from China put more pressure on US companies to manufacture semiconductors at home. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China's Nationalistic ‘Wolf Warriors’ Blast Foes on Twitter
Diplomats hurl insults and mock enemies in screeds that often appear aimed at a domestic audience, even though the social media service is blocked in China. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A New Tool Shows How Google Results Vary Around the World
Search Atlas displays three sets of links—or images—from different countries for any search. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
GitHub’s Commercial AI Tool Was Built From Open Source Code
Copilot is pitched as a helpful aid to developers. But some programmers object to the blind copying of blocks of code used to train the algorithm. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Clubhouse Aimed to Foster Diversity. Is it Working?
Here’s what you need to know before joining the social audio platform, especially if you’re a person of color. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture
The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt that was used to to identify activists, read private messages, and kidnap, torture, or kill them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Pet Startups Are Having a Field Day
The pandemic ushered in a new wave of pet owners—and unleashed business opportunities for companies that cater to them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Need to Fit Billions of Transistors on a Chip? Let AI Do It
Google, Nvidia, and others are training algorithms in the dark arts of designing semiconductors—some of which will be used to run artificial intelligence programs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Pentagon Scrubs a Cloud Deal and Looks to Add More AI
The JEDI program had become a legal and political morass. Microsoft won the $10 billion contract, but Amazon and Oracle sued to block the deal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This AI Helps Police Monitor Social Media. Does It Go Too Far?
Law enforcement officials say the tool can help them combat misinformation. Civil liberties advocates say it can be used for mass surveillance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Global Smart-City Competition Highlights China’s Rise in AI
Chinese entrants swept all five categories, featuring technologies to improve civic life. But the advances could also be tools for surveillance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oregon’s Buckled Roads and Melted Cables Are Warning Signs
Highways and rail lines in the Pacific Northwest were built for a cooler climate. But the heat wave proved that extreme weather is becoming more common. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
El Salvador’s Race to Be the Bitcoin Capital of the World
After China’s crackdown, the cryptocurrency crowd is looking for a new haven. This Central American nation thinks it’s the answer. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Google Launches a New Medical App—Outside the US
The dermatology AI app won approval for use in the EU but not with the FDA, an odd twist on Europe's reputation for tough rules on tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
America’s ‘Smart City’ Didn’t Get Much Smarter
Columbus, Ohio, won a $50 million grant five years ago to use tech to solve old problems. But technical hurdles, bureaucracy, and the pandemic dashed many plans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Algorithm That Predicts Deadly Infections Is Often Flawed
A study found that a system used to identify cases of sepsis missed most instances and frequently issued false alarms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Andreessen Horowitz Goes Ham on Crypto with a New $2.2B Fund
After its wildly successful Coinbase exit, the VC firm signals its commitment to cryptocurrencies with a third fund. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A New Wave of Dating Apps Takes Cues From TikTok and Gen Z
Online dating exploded in popularity during the pandemic, and the number of new startups has grown. But will they last? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Some Americans Are Breaking Out of Political Echo Chambers
A growing number of people are seeking a wider diversity of news sources or opinions contrary to their own to combat information silos within social media. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Baltimore May Soon Ban Facial Recognition for Everyone but Cops
The measure would make private use of the technology illegal, but would not apply to police. It awaits the mayor's signature. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Efforts to Make Text-Based AI Less Racist and Terrible
Language models like GPT-3 can write poetry, but they often amplify negative stereotypes. Researchers are trying different approaches to address the problem. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apple and Google’s New AI Wizardry Promises Privacy—at a Cost
The companies revealed upgrades for their phones that protect data and reduce reliance on the cloud. It also binds users more tightly to their ecosystems. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Zillow Taps AI to Improve Its Home Value Estimates
By employing a neural network, the company says its numbers will be more accurate—and allow it to offer to buy more homes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transit Agencies Are Trying Everything to Lure You Back
Systems in Boston, Cleveland, Las Vegas, and the San Francisco Bay Area are offering reduced fares or free rides. Others are considering abolishing fares altogether. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
VC Pledged to 'Do Better' on Diversity. It's Barely Changed
The Black Lives Matter protests drew sympathetic public statements from investors in 2020. One year later, signs of progress are harder to find. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Covid Brings Automation to the Workplace, Killing Some Jobs
Unable to find enough workers, employers are turning to technology to perform tasks—and women are likely to be the hardest hit. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China's Quiet Ecommerce Giant Thrives on Fresh Produce
Pinduoduo, which recently passed Alibaba as the shopping site with the most customers, connects 12 million farmers to more than 800 million users. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Deepfake Maps Could Really Mess With Your Sense of the World
Researchers applied AI techniques to make portions of Seattle look more like Beijing. Such imagery could mislead governments or spread misinformation online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Don't End Up on This Artificial Intelligence Hall of Shame
A list of incidents that caused, or nearly caused, harm aims to prompt developers to think more carefully about the tech they create. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The All-Seeing Eyes of New York’s 15,000 Surveillance Cameras
Video from the cameras is often used in facial-recognition searches. A report finds they are most common in neighborhoods with large nonwhite populations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This Arcane Manual Could Pave the Way to More Human-Friendly Cities
For decades, the federal government has issued a guide for designing streets. Activists want to make it better for pedestrians and cyclists. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Inside Silicon Valley’s Mayo Marketing Madness
The war on eggs started back in the ’70s, not with the company formerly known as Hampton Creek, but with a little cafe-grocery store in Los Angeles. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI Can Write Disinformation Now—and Dupe Human Readers
Georgetown researchers used text generator GPT-3 to write misleading tweets about climate change and foreign affairs. People found the posts persuasive. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Uber’s Union Deal in the UK Doesn’t Mean Its Battles Are Over
The company's first-ever union agreement could distract from more changes that need to happen, both within the gig economy and governments. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI Could Soon Write Code Based on Ordinary Language
Microsoft reveals plans to bring GPT-3, best known for generating text, to programming. “The code writes itself,” CEO Satya Nadella says. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
When Driving Is (Partially) Automated, People Drive More
A study finds that users of advanced driver-assistance systems drive 4,888 more miles per year than similar drivers without the feature. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Meet Your Next Angel Investor. They're 19
It’s never been easier to invest in startups, and Gen Z is taking full advantage. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This AI Makes Robert De Niro Perform Lines in Flawless German
When films are dubbed in another language, an actor’s facial movements may clash with his lines. Technology related to deepfakes can help smooth things over. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Florida’s New Social Media Law Will Be Laughed Out of Court
The Stop Social Media Censorship Act almost certainly violates both the US Constitution and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices