We need smarter cities, not “smart cities”
The term “smart cities” originated as a marketing strategy for large IT vendors. It has…
The hacking industry faces the end of an era
NSO Group, the world’s most notorious hacking company, could soon cease to exist. The Israeli…
Metaverse: Open for business?
Ever since Facebook’s rebrand to Meta, the metaverse—loosely defined as an extensive online world where…
Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments
The ad reads like an offer of salvation: Cancer kills many people. But there is…
The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. What does that mean?
The US Supreme Court has ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 legal…
The smart city is a perpetually unrealized utopia
In 1959, in a short essay called “The Great Game to Come,” a little-known Dutch…
Yann LeCun has a bold new vision for the future of AI
Around a year and a half ago, Yann LeCun realized he had it wrong. LeCun,…
The Download: Yann LeCun’s AI vision, and smart cities’ unfulfilled promises
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Maximize business value with data-driven strategies
Every company is collecting data, whether it’s consumer buying habits, demographic data from third-party sources…
The Download: China’s possible surveillance sanctions, and hacking locusts
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…