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The Download: supercharged scams and studying AI healthcare
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Health-care AI is here. We don’t know if it actually helps patients.
But even a tool that is “accurate” won’t necessarily improve health outcomes. AI might speed up the…
The Download: introducing the Nature issue
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Will fusion power get cheap? Don’t count on it.
It’s tricky to make any predictions about the cost of a technology that doesn’t exist yet. But when there’s…
3 things Michelle Kim is into right now
Isegye Idol If you thought K-pop was weird, virtual idols—humans who perform as anime-style digital characters…
The Download: introducing the 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now
The list builds on our annual 10 Breakthrough Technologies, but takes a wider view of the ideas, topics, and…
One town’s scheme to get rid of its geese
The need for such conflict resolution is on the rise as land development collides with changes in animal…
There is no nature anymore
These examples are mostly pollution—nuclear, carbon, chemical, light—but I raise them not to highlight the ways…
Los Angeles is finally going underground
These days, dirt full of flammable goo is no longer a problem. “The technology finally caught up with the…
AI needs a strong data fabric to deliver business value
Without that context, AI can generate answers quickly but still make the wrong decision, says Irfan Khan,…