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Can AI improve your odds of finding good childcare?
The startup Winnie is a marketplace for childcare. It works like this: Parents type in the age of their kid and their zip code, then different childc…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A bill that bans kids from using AI chatbots is gaining momentum
The GUARD Act is a bipartisan bill that would prohibit companies from letting kids under 18 interact with what the legislation calls "AI companions,”…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Taylor Swift vs. AI
This week, Taylor Swift trademarked her voice and image in what appears to be a bid to protect against AI misuse. Plus, a Japanese airline is experim…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Middle East tensions are putting tech supply chains under pressure
The war with Iran has upended supply chains including for materials that are critical to building the electronics we use everyday, such as a certain …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How this startup is bringing nuclear power to AI data centers
There's been renewed interest in nuclear power in recent years, thanks in part to demand from tech companies in search of reliable energy to power th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Introducing the world’s largest Math Olympiad database
The International Math Olympiad is a yearly competition for students, most of them high school age, who compete to solve six difficult math problems.…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
What a reform to Section 702 could look like
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, allows government agencies to collect information about foreign nationals located …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Bytes: Week in Review — Apple’s new CEO, Meta's latest AI play, and Roblox's safety updates
This week, Meta is reportedly laying off 10% of its workers. But in the meantime, it's also capturing their mouse clicks to train its AI models. Plus…
4 months ago
Anti-AI data center sentiment is becoming a political issue
Lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to restrict data center development. Maine, for example, recently passed what's being called the country's first…
4 months ago
When do tech companies need to be consistently profitable?
The social media company Snap recently announced it’s laying off about 1,000 workers — 16% of its employees. The company said these changes will redu…
4 months ago