The Relentless Startup Fast-Tracking Ford’s Self-Driving Cars
It was the sort of thing that led to frequent arguments between the two. “I wanted to make sure he wasn’t pulling in so much science and theory that, at…
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Google’s new AI-powered search tool helps researchers with coronavirus queries
Google‘s AI team has released a new tool to help researchers traverse through a trove of coronavirus papers, journals, and articles. The COVID-19 research explorer tool is a semantic search interface…
‘Agile metrics’ are the key to your team’s continuous improvement
Continuous improvement is a vital aspect of an efficient organization. To create a truly great product, a team must repeat what works well and improve what doesn’t — and that…
How the soap and crown emoji subtly communicate fears and advice about coronavirus
In digital communication, where visual information often conveys key ideas in memorable, pithy and fun ways, emoji is king. And as our world has changed due to COVID-19, new ways…
What advocates for internet privacy can learn from Greta Thunberg
The fight to defend our privacy is a lot like the fight against climate change — almost everyone has come to recognize that it’s a crisis, but collectively we seem…
Former Oculus exclusive Vader Immortal is heading to PlayStation VR this summer
Vader Immortal — the formerly Oculus-exclusive VR Star Wars experience from ILMxLAB — is coming to PlayStation VR this summer. The three episodes of the series are set to be…
The saga of Apple’s bad butterfly MacBook keyboards is finally over
With today’s announcement of a new 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has finally stopped trying to fix one of the most controversial and problematic hardware designs in its history: the butterfly…
Nicolas Cage is playing Joe Exotic in a new Tiger King TV show, of course
In a move that seems utterly obvious as soon as it was announced, Nicholas Cage will be playing the eccentric zookeeper Joe Exotic in a new TV series, via Variety.…
Waterfront parks could rob tsunamis of their power
When a tsunami slams into a coast, parks with rolling hills could provide about as much protection as towering seawalls, according to the authors of a new paper published in…