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2,340 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsGet in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
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The WFH Exodus Creates an Opportunity for Small Cities
May 11, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesWorkers from urban centers will continue to work from home, at least part-time. Officials and developers are planning the shops and services they'll want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line
May 10, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesA transmission factory shows how artificial intelligence may creep into industrial processes in gradual and often imperceptible ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AI Helps Prove Two Scribes Wrote Text of a Dead Sea Scroll
May 07, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesMost scholars thought the Isaiah Scroll was copied by a single author. New handwriting analysis just revealed otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This Researcher Says AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent
May 06, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesKate Crawford, who holds positions at USC and Microsoft, says in a new book that even experts working on the technology misunderstand AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Now for AI’s Latest Trick: Writing Computer Code
May 05, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesPrograms such as GPT-3 can compose convincing text. Some people are using the tool to automate software development and hunt for bugs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Europe's Proposed Limits on AI Would Have Global Consequences
May 04, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesThe EU released draft laws that would regulate facial recognition and uses of algorithms. If it passes, the policy will impact companies in the US and China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Need an Angel Investor? Just Open Up Clubhouse
May 03, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesConsider it like Shark Tank on your phone: Every week on Angelhouse, founders make a pitch to a panel of investors as hundreds of people listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Fatal Crash Renews Concerns Over Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ Claim
April 30, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesThe company offers a feature called “Full Self-Driving Capability.” But it remains far from a self-driving car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Union Says Amazon Violated Labor Law in the Alabama Election
April 29, 2021 06:10 - 13 minutesAmazon defeated the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union’s bid to represent workers at one warehouse. The union claims the company fought dirty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
BMW’s Virtual Factory Uses AI to Hone the Assembly Line
April 28, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesThe German automaker uses new software from chipmaker Nvidia to simulate train robots and human workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Microsoft Makes a $16 Billion Entry Into Health Care AI
April 27, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesThe company plans to buy Nuance, a speech-recognition firm that grasps the specialized language of medicine — tech that won’t be easy for others to replicate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is Silicon Valley Dead? Not According to Venture Dollars
April 26, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesIn a record quarter for VC funding, California still takes the cake—further evidence that reports of the region’s demise are greatly exaggerated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Coinbase Makes Its Debut—and Bitcoin Arrives on Wall Street
April 23, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesThe largest cryptocurrency exchange goes public through a direct listing, and it could make a bigger debut than Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Antitrust and Privacy Are on a Collision Course
April 22, 2021 06:10 - 11 minutesFacebook is being sued for weakening data protections. Google is being sued for strengthening them. Can that paradox be resolved? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AI Comes to Car Repair, and Body Shop Owners Aren’t Happy
April 21, 2021 06:10 - 10 minutesDuring the pandemic, insurers accelerated the use of automated tools to estimate repair costs. Garage operators say the numbers can be wildly inaccurate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Are Going Viral in Arabic
April 20, 2021 06:10 - 12 minutesFacebook has been criticized for failing to curb misinformation in English. But little attention has been paid to the scale of the problem in Arabic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This AI Could Help Wipe Out Colon Cancer
April 19, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesMedtronic's GI Genius, awaiting clearance from the FDA, will help doctors identify precancerous polyps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Biden Announces His Broadband Plan—and ISPs Will Hate It
April 16, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesThe $100 billion proposal will probably be met with fierce resistance by telecom companies, but there's a lot to like for internet users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Serve Food in Far-Away Restaurants—Right From Your Couch
April 15, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesA growing number of robots are operated remotely, often by workers thousands of miles away. Could it be a job of the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US Sanctions Are Squeezing Huawei, but for How Long?
April 14, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesGrowth slowed last year at the tech giant, as it had trouble securing the most advanced chips. China's government has a plan to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Silicon Valley Revs Up for a ‘Hot Startup’ Summer
April 13, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutes“Now is the time to start stepping on the gas,” as one prominent VC firm put it to founders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Groups Call for Ethical Guidelines on Location-Tracking Tech
April 12, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesThe Locus Charter asks companies to commit to 10 principles, including minimizing data collection and actively seeking consent from users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Biden Wants You Out of Your Car and on the Train
April 09, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesThe president's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal boosts funding for buses and rail. It even envisions actually tearing down some freeways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Foundations of AI Are Riddled With Errors
April 08, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesThe labels attached to images used to train machine-vision systems are often wrong. That could mean bad decisions by self-driving cars and medical algorithms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
One Startup’s Solution for Zoom Fatigue? The Walk and Talk
April 07, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesSpot is a new platform dedicated entirely to walking meetings, launched by a longtime remote work evangelist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This AI Can Generate Convincing Text—and Anyone Can Use It
April 06, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesThe makers of Eleuther hope it will be an open source alternative to GPT-3, the well-known language program from OpenAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Negligence, Not Politics, Drives Most Misinformation Sharing
April 05, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesResearchers found that social media users are generally adept at identifying fake news. But that doesn’t always affect their decision to repost it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AI Could Enable 'Swarm Warfare' for Tomorrow's Fighter Jets
April 02, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesA Pentagon project is testing scenarios involving multiple aircraft that could change the dynamics of air combat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Where Are Those Shoes You Ordered? Check the Ocean Floor
April 01, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesMore containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Blame heavy traffic and rolling waves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A New WeWork Documentary Relives Its Roller Coaster Story
March 31, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesWeWork: Or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn is a good crash course while you wait for the adaptation starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This Startup Wants to Take Your Blood Pressure With an iPhone
March 30, 2021 06:10 - 12 minutes“Hey Siri, help me treat my hypertension." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Researchers Blur Faces That Launched a Thousand Algorithms
March 29, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesManagers of the ImageNet data set paved the way for advances in deep learning. Now they’ve taken a big step to protect people’s privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This Chip for AI Works Using Light, Not Electrons
March 26, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesLightmatter says the computing and power demands of complex neural networks need new technologies like these to keep up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Pandemic Prompts Cities to Rethink the Parking Spot
March 25, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesSome urban designers have long wanted to reduce the area set aside for cars. Covid is giving them a chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Who Are the Biggest Influencers on Clubhouse?
March 24, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesIt's harder to figure out than you might expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fake News Gets More Engagement on Facebook—But Only If It's Right-Wing
March 23, 2021 06:10 - 10 minutesFar-right pages that publish misinformation get the most interactions by far compared to other news sources, new research shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As China Rises, the US Builds Toward a Bigger Role in AI
March 22, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesAfter decades of staying out of industrial policy, a Pentagon-appointed commission recommends more spending on research and support for US chip makers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Tech Employees Rebel Against ‘Diversity Theater’
March 19, 2021 06:10 - 19 minutesCompanies pledged money and support for people of color. But some say they still face a hostile work environment for speaking out or simply doing their jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good-bye Zoom. Hello Low-Key Ambient Snooping
March 18, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesIf you are missing out on serendipity in your remote work, try ramping up your 2-D audio copresence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Big Tech Targets DC With a Digital Charm Offensive
March 17, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesFacebook, Amazon, and Google ads are blanketing inside-the-Beltway newsletters in a bid to rehab their tarnished reputations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gig Companies Fear a Worker Shortage, Despite a Recession
March 16, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesThe pandemic sapped demand for rides from Uber and Lyft, and government aid has cushioned the blow for workers. Execs are feeling the strain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
There's a Surge of New EVs. We Take Them for a Spin
March 15, 2021 06:10 - 13 minutesVolkswagen, Chevrolet, Volvo, Porsche, and Polestar have each introduced new battery-powered models. So we hit the road with each of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
You’re About to See a Lot More Instagram Live Collabs
March 12, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesInstagram is finally giving creators their most requested feature—which the company hopes will make it a more dynamic destination for viewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why a YouTube Chat About Chess Got Flagged for Hate Speech
March 11, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesAI programs that analyze language have difficulty gauging context. Words such as “black,” “white,” and “attack" can have different meanings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
California Can Now Enforce Its Net Neutrality Law
March 10, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesA judge ruled earlier this week on the law, which has faced challenges from lobbyists representing internet providers as well as the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Clubhouse Is Booming. So Is the Ecosystem Around It
March 09, 2021 06:10 - 11 minutesA wave of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around the popular audio app. And some are looking to cash in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gig Workers Gather Their Own Data to Check the Algorithm’s Math
March 08, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesDrivers for Uber, Lyft, and other firms are building apps to compare their mileage with pay slips. One group is selling the data to government agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber
March 05, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesThe country's highest court ruled that the 25 drivers who filed a lawsuit should be considered workers and entitled to minimum wage and vacations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Planes Keep Flying After an Engine Catches Fire
March 04, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesA Boeing 777 shed huge chunks of metal over a Denver suburb over the weekend—but wasn't in danger of going down itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Now Armed—in the Name of Art
March 03, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesA group of meme-spinning pranksters attached a paintball gun to the dynamic robot to make a point about the automated future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices