Billionaires like wifi too, so their superyachts are equipped with extra-strength signals. Unfortunately, that doesn’t usually come with extra-strength security. Criminals are going after these high-value targets. | learn more
Lyrebird is an AI company creating synthetic voices that sound like real people. Their most recent product is not perfect, but does a really good job starting with only a minute of sample audio. Check out the link to hear […]
General artificial intelligence doesn’t exist, but many smart people worry that it will someday, putting humans out of the “being in charge” business. This post shares the opposite view, and is worth reading for anyone interested in the topic. | learn more
Through a process called RNA editing, cephalopods are able to edit their genomes in 11,000 different places. | lean more
There’s a service where you can rent an Ossan (slang term for middle-aged man) to hang out with you by the hour. | learn more
Kim Scott worked for Sheryl Sandberg at Google. After a presentation to triumvirate Larry, Sergey, and Eric, Sandberg wanted to help Scott by offering real-time feedback. Scott was having a hard time hearing it until Sandberg said “You know, Kim, I can tell […]
Investment banker, record producer, and author Kabir Sehgal makes a great case for why you should have (at least) two careers simultaneously. He says by committing to multiple careers, you’ll be better at all of them. I agree with him. | learn […]
Managing inventory efficiently is a challenge that each retailer (and wholesaler) must figure out how to work through. Managing a broad assortment of inventory gets really hard for a team of humans. Otto has applied AI to automatically order over […]
We may know this intuitively: adding in a spot of good news makes bad news easier to take. Researchers have studied this Silver Lining Effect over the years, helping us understand when that’s true and when it’s not. | learn more
A study by researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research set out to answer the question, “Are states led by women less prone to conflict than states led by men?” What they found was that between 1480 and 1913, Europe’s queens […]