These new batteries are finding a niche

One researcher I spoke with at the time suggested that sodium-ion batteries might not compete directly with lithium-ion batteries but ...
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Tech billionaires are making a risky bet with humanity’s future

While there’s a sprawling patchwork of ideas and philosophies powering these visions, three features play a central role, says Adam ...
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Powering next-gen services with AI in regulated industries

For many, the “last mile” of the end-to-end customer journey can present a challenge. Services at this stage often involve ...
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Shoring up global supply chains with generative AI

It is not the only catastrophic event to strike supply chains in the last five years either. For example, in ...
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Inside Amsterdam’s high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI

Finding a better way Every time an Amsterdam resident applies for benefits, a caseworker reviews the application for irregularities. If ...
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The Download: Amsterdam’s welfare AI experiment, and making humanoid robots safer

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world ...
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The Pentagon is gutting the team that tests AI and weapons systems

It is a significant overhaul of a department that in 40 years has never before been placed so squarely on ...
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The Download: IBM’s quantum computer, and cuts to military AI testing

“At the end of the day, what they need to do is deliver on what they presented a year ago.” ...
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The Download: An inspiring toy robot arm, and why AM radio matters

“Every tech company is doing similar things but we were open about it.” —Luis von Ahn, chief executive of the ...
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Why doctors should look for ways to prescribe hope

Researchers are still trying to understand the connection between body and mind, and how our thoughts can influence our physiology. ...
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