04 2024 June
Marques Brownlee and Walt Mossberg on Trustworthy Tech Reviews
How useful will tech reviews (or any other kind of online review) be in a future where they can increasingly be AI generated? This was...
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03 2024 June
The Pronatalists Want Everyone to Have More Kids. Are They Right?
Malcolm and Simone Collins believe it’s their duty to have as many kids as possible. They think you should, too. Over the past few years, they...
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31 2024 May
Soundproof Silk May Transform How We Manage Noise at Home and Work
Early in the pandemic I decided to make a home studio and looked into installing sound panels. Unfortunately, they were generally expensive, bulky and needed...
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30 2024 May
Why I Love Ridiculous Art
One of the group conversations I had last weekend required each participant to share something that we think is bullsh*t. My choice was political advertising,...
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29 2024 May
India Is Ground Zero for the Irresistible Appeal of Sanctioned Deepfakes
The biggest AI story this week was the showdown between Open AI and actress Scarlett Johansson over the use of a voice concerningly similar to...
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28 2024 May
Truecaller Offers Perfectly Useless Feature to Let AI Respond to Calls in Your Voice
This week’s example of unnecessary AI innovation comes from the caller ID platform Truecaller which is using Microsoft’s Personal Voice technology to power a new...
Read Now27 2024 May
IKEA Organizes Flea Markets Across Europe to Help People Sell Used Items
This summer, in their ample parking lots across several European cities, IKEA will be hosting weekend flea markets for people to come and sell their...
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France Creates Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps That Smell Like Fresh Baguettes
Just in time for the feast of Saint-Honoré, a day honoring the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, La Poste in France released a...
Read Now23 2024 May
Uber Caregiver Is a Golden Opportunity … If They Get It Right
Earlier this week Uber made an announcement about their future roadmap of offerings and the one getting the most attention is the ability to book a shuttle...
Read Now22 2024 May
How To Overhaul Presidential Debates? Stop Pretending it’s a Debate.
This past week both political parties agreed to hold a Presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. Many observers are already criticizing it as a...
Read Now21 2024 May
How Airbnb “Icons” Illustrate the Future of Immersive Entertainment
The future of entertainment will be driven by more immersive experiences. This week, there was a story about how the Meta Quest VR headset will be...
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Should All Celebrities Be Advocates?
Earlier this month, a campaign on TikTok known as Blockout 2024 was launched as a response to tone-deaf social media posts from celebrities and online...
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Momternships and How to Fight the “Motherhood Penalty”
This past Mother’s Day one recurring story was about the impact that motherhood has on the careers of women. One survey found that two-thirds of new...
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