Day: November 10, 2023
The Potential Impact of WeWork’s Bankruptcy on New York’s Office Market
For years, landlords worldwide have demanded WeWork into their office buildings, making it the largest corporate tenant in New York and London. Now, WeWork is possibly days away from bankruptcy. With fewer employees in offices since the pandemic, companies have cut the amount of space they lease, causing a crunch in commercial real estate. Some […]
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Drone Delivery: Amazon’s Aerial Soup Service Takes Off!
Ten years ago, Amazon launched a program that aimed to change the way people shopped and received their purchases. The idea was that drones would deliver items directly to consumers’ doorsteps, providing a fast and innovative way to receive items. The program was announced by Jeff Bezos on “60 Minutes,” drawing global attention and setting […]
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Epic Games’ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Heads to Court
In a dramatic twist, Google faces a new legal challenge from Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite. Epic Games is suing Google for alleged antitrust violations related to its Google Play Store and excessive control over app developers. If Epic Games wins, Google may have to change its app store rules and allow competing app […]
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Customization: Empowering Mom-and-Pop Shops
OpenAI has created a new service that allows individuals and small businesses to build customized versions of its chatbot, ChatGPT, and instantly share them. GPTs, OpenAI’s new service, allows anyone to customize the chatbot for a specific task without requiring any additional software or computer code. This service is available to ChatGPT Plus users and […]
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The Surprising Way Your Child’s School Bus Could Help Prevent Blackouts
In South Burlington, Vt., four electric buses could help smooth out curves at the intersection of electric vehicles, new energy systems and battered power grids. The school buses in question, which resemble traditional yellow school buses, contain high-tech batteries that can store renewable energy for use and interact efficiently with local utility systems when the […]
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Electric Vehicle Spending Delayed by Automakers as Demand Slows
Sales of electric vehicles in the United States saw a significant 50 percent increase in the third quarter compared to the previous year. However, the growth was considered disappointing by carmakers and analysts who had expected more. This slower growth in demand for electric vehicles has raised concerns among auto executives about their plans to […]
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Nature’s Retraction: Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery
Nature, a prestigious scientific journal, retracted a high-profile paper it had published in March claiming the discovery of a superconductor that worked at everyday temperatures. This was the second paper involving Ranga P. Dias, a professor at the University of Rochester, to be retracted by the journal in just over a year. Dias and his […]
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Mandatory Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Use for Political Advertisers
Meta has updated its policy regarding political advertising on Facebook and Instagram, mainly triggered by artificial intelligence usage. Advertisers are now required to disclose if they have used third-party AI software in political or social issue ads. This requirement aims to regulate the use of generative AI in ads that involve sensitive topics in regulated […]
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Pitching A.I. to the Pentagon: The Challenge for Tech Start-Ups
Brandon Tseng wondered why his Navy SEAL team didn’t have a way to see inside buildings they were about to raid. He consulted his brother Ryan, a tech whiz, and together they found a way to apply AI technology to drones for military use. The company they created, Shield AI, is valued at $2.7 billion […]
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The Surprising Frequency of Chatbot ‘Hallucinations’
When Google introduced a similar chatbot a few weeks later, it began spouting nonsensical facts about the James Webb telescope. The next day, Microsoft’s Bing chatbot provided all sorts of false information about the Gap, Mexican nightlife, and singer Billie Eilish. In March, ChatGPT referenced six non-existent court cases while drafting a 10-page legal brief […]
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