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Building a home with future fires in mind
On Jan. 7, 2025, the Eaton and Palisades Fires began, killing 31 people and destroying around 13,00 homes in the Los Angeles area. A year later, resi…
3 months, 1 week ago
Bytes: Week in Review – New year, new state AI laws, new showdown with Trump admin.
X, formerly Twitter, is facing a global backlash because users are directing the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, to generate non-consensual intimate ima…
3 months, 1 week ago
Surveillance cameras livestreamed for the internet to see
For the past couple months, YouTube technologist Benn Jordan has been investigating Flock Safety surveillance cameras. With the help of 404 Media, th…
3 months, 1 week ago
Farming in the digital age
Over a century ago, farmers exchanged their horses and plows for the automated tractor. Generations of farmers have come, gone and watched technology…
3 months, 1 week ago
How convergence will define the tech sector in 2026
Artificial intelligence isn't just chatbots. The technology is being integrated all across our economy and our lives. And that convergence of AI and …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How U.S. political campaigns have used generative AI
The 2024 presidential race was the first big election to happen in the new generative AI era. There have, of course, been major concerns that the tec…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Trying to stay off your phone? There’s an app for that
The digital detox economy is estimated to grow to $20 billion by 2032. The gamification that got you addicted to your phone might be the key to putti…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A tech company that ‘happens to build homes’
When it comes to homebuilding, Ronda Conger, vice president of CBH Homes, wants to be like the Savannah Bananas.
“We are out there trying to do things…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A whiplash year for electric vehicles
2025 brought some new speed bumps for electric vehicle sales, namely the Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It cut federal EV tax credits — up …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
AI-powered chatbots sent some users into a spiral
AI psychosis became a thing in 2025. That's when a chatbot leads a user into a delusional spiral.
The technology's tendency to affirm what people say …
3 months, 3 weeks ago