A growing Los Angeles event series called Lectures on Tap is transforming traditional academic talks into sold‑out nightlife attractions, drawing self‑described nerds, film buffs, science fans, and curiosity seekers to barroom lectures on topics ranging from horror cinema and alien megastructures to medical AI and the psychology of deception.
The Microsoft game plan is set to become the blueprint for other tech giants and multinational corporations. As AI automates an ever-wider span of tasks, companies will try to reassure the public by pledging portions of their new profits to retraining, reskilling, and “AI for social good.”
We see it all around us. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the global workforce and reshaping the fabric of society. As AI systems become increasingly capable, the prospect of a world where machines handle most jobs has moved from science fiction to a pressing reality. It’s a dream come true—except for…
Recent UK research conducted by Ofcom—the communications regulator—reveals that 8% of children aged eight to 14 visited an online pornography site or app within a 28-day period. Within this group, about 3% of the youngest children (those aged 8–9) had accessed such material. The study tracked the use of websites and apps by children across…
Iconic Doomsday Clock moves one second closer to midnight as global existential threats rage. Clock factors include nuclear weapons, climate crisis, artificial intelligence, infectious diseases, and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
We in the United States sometimes forget that we’re not the center of the universe, but this becomes abundantly clear when New Year’s rolls around.
The study reveals a direct link between structural inequality—such as socioeconomic disparities measured by a country-level index (GINI)—and changes in brain structure and connectivity that are associated with aging and dementia.
For the third consecutive year, Switzerland ranks as the top overall country in the Best Countries rankings and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Put aside any delusions you may have of a utopia where the middle class lives an easy, carefree life while robots skirt about, reacting to commands at your beck and call. We have bad news. Only those at the top of the social ladder will benefit from AI.
Once upon a time, a talkative donkey agreed to watch over Shrek’s swamp. Now, Donkey is inviting guests from near and far to sleep like an ogre in Shrek’s Swamp, available on Airbnb.
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