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The Download: AI paternalism in healthcare, and Nigeria’s answer to Tesla

Would you trust medical advice generated by artificial intelligence? It’s a question raised by yet more headlines this week proclaiming that AI can diagnose a range of diseases. The implication is often... Read more »

Artificial intelligence is infiltrating health care. We shouldn’t let it make all the decisions.

AI is already being used in health care. Some hospitals use the technology to help triage patients. Some use it to aid diagnosis, or to develop treatment plans. But the true extent... Read more »

This Nigerian EV entrepreneur hopes to go head to head with Tesla

The first, introduced in 2021, is a 12-seat bus constructed from a number of locally sourced materials. It has a range of 212 kilometers and can be charged in 35 minutes via... Read more »

The right way to Keep the Ignite Alive

The expectation of a text message, the thrill of this first hug, the need-to-have-you-right-now sex—there’s much to love about quick a relationship. But as things settle down and routine sets in, it’s... Read more »

The Download: recycling batteries, and augmented reality hits stores

Why? The mirrors are part of Snap’s new effort to start offering AR products in the physical world. AR has powered Snapchat filters and Lenses (the company’s term for its in-app AR... Read more »

Why your iPhone 17 might come with a recycled battery

The quick uptake of EVs is great news for climate action, but it’s causing a tricky dynamic for battery recyclers.  Batteries can last over a decade in a vehicle, and they can... Read more »

Rethinking sustainable mobility in a new, digital landscape

Yansong Chen, senior vice president of strategy and technology at Ricardo—an environmental, engineering, and strategic consulting company—says advanced technologies are changing the way the industry looks at its value proposition, at a... Read more »

Learning to code isn’t enough

The very existence of these training endeavors reflected a mixed set of motivations on the part of the organizers, who were mostly white, well-off volunteers. These volunteers tended to conflate living in... Read more »

Snap is launching augmented-reality mirrors in stores

“Our goal is to have people use their time more efficiently in the world instead of getting immersed in a virtual one,” says Bobby Murphy, Snap’s chief technology officer.  The AR mirrors... Read more »

The Download: OpenAI’s data disaster, and screens in schools

OpenAI has just over a week to comply with European data protection laws following a temporary ban in Italy, and a slew of investigations in other EU countries. If it fails, it... Read more »