“Forest bathing” might work in virtual reality too
The Japanese concept of “forest bathing,” or shinrin-yoku (森林浴), has long been acclaimed for its…
The Download: advertising on junk AI websites, and forest bathing in VR
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The people paid to train AI are outsourcing their work… to AI
A significant proportion of people paid to train AI models may be themselves outsourcing that…
Robotaxis are here. It’s time to decide what to do about them
In some San Francisco neighborhoods, at certain hours of the night, it seems as if…
The chip patterning machines that will shape computing’s next act
When we talk about computing these days, we tend to talk about software and the…
The wild race to improve synthetic embryos
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The Download: AI training AI, and the future of robotaxis
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Making data matter in real time
As the world becomes increasingly networked and connected devices proliferate, organizations are producing a plethora…
Two companies can now sell lab-grown chicken in the US
The first cultivated, or lab-grown, meat has been approved for sale in the US. Two…
The Catholic cartographer who wants to help the church fight climate change
When Molly Burhans first started trying to map the Catholic Church’s global property holdings so…