Free covid tests are meant to reduce inequity, but they’re highlighting it
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Five risks of moving your database to the cloud
Moving to the cloud is all the rage. According to an IDC Survey Spotlight, Experience…
We can’t afford to stop solar geoengineering research
Last month, I attended the American Geophysical Union meeting in New Orleans, where 26,000 geoscientists…
A new era for data: What’s possible with as-a-service
For organizations in today’s complex business environment, data is like water—essential for survival. They need…
How a Russian cyberwar in Ukraine could ripple out globally
Russia has sent more than 100,000 soldiers to the nation’s border with Ukraine, threatening a…
All charges against China Initiative defendant Gang Chen have been dismissed
This story has been updated after charges were officially dismissed, and to include statements from…
Meta’s new learning algorithm can teach AI to multi-task
If you can recognize a dog by sight, then you can probably recognize a dog…
Sustainability starts in the design process, and AI can help
Artificial intelligence helps build physical infrastructure like modular housing, skyscrapers, and factory floors. “…many problems…
This group of tech firms just signed up to a safer metaverse
The internet can feel like a bottomless pit of the worst aspects of humanity. So…
Tonga’s volcano blast cut it off from the world. Here’s what it will take to get it reconnected.
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai, an underwater volcano off the coast of Tonga, has erupted several times…