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Mind-altering substances are being overhyped as wonder drugs

Others are using AI to analyze “trip reports” to figure out what exactly psychedelic drugs do to our brains, I reported in March.  There’s lots of anecdotal data to draw from. Plenty... Read more »

Generative AI is changing everything. But what’s left when the hype is gone?

The big breakthrough behind the new models is in the way images get generated. The first version of DALL-E used an extension of the technology behind OpenAI’s language model GPT-3, producing images... Read more »

A stealth effort to bury wood for carbon removal has just raised millions

Following a series of devastating fire years across the West, a number of states are increasingly funding efforts to clear out forests to reduce those dangers. That includes removing undergrowth, cutting down... Read more »

The Download: Twitter’s decline, and explaining fusion

Podcast: Optimizing for convenience We’re in the middle of another major disruption in retail—one that’s been accelerated by the pandemic, and looks to take the convenience of e-commerce and apply it to... Read more »

What you really need to know about that fusion news

Commonwealth is working on a compact, relatively inexpensive reactor that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, instead of the billions it took to construct NIF. Its approach relies on superconducting materials... Read more »

We’re witnessing the brain death of Twitter

On Monday, December 12, Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, a wide-ranging group of global civil rights advocates, academics, and experts who have advised the company since 2016. Meanwhile, Musk has... Read more »

The way ahead: Cybersecurity talk with Vishal Salvi and professor Ross Anderson

Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Vishal Salvi, from Infosys, and Ross Anderson, a professor at Cambridge University, engage in an interesting discussion on... Read more »

Enabling DIY-AI for business

Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Do-it-yourself (DIY) AI is mutually beneficial for IT and business teams in an organization: DIY AI allows IT... Read more »

Lego blocks to build tomorrow’s privacy-first consumer data ecosystem

Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Enterprises can drive value for their brands by accelerating data-driven consumer journeys across physical touch points, becoming autonomous,... Read more »

Sustainable IT: A data-driven decarbonization strategy

Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Data, AI, and analytics can empower establishments in their sustainability journeys by embedding ESG at the core of... Read more »