Why training neural networks comes with a hefty price tag
In recent years, deep learning has proven to be an effective solution to many of the hard problems of...
Tech helped fight COVID-19 in the short term — but it might backfire in the long term
Among all the things that have proven to be broken and overlooked or underestimated because of the COVID...
How I’d study machine learning — if I’d be starting out today
I’m underground, back where it all started. Sitting at the hidden cafe where I first met Mike. I’d b...
All the new AI-powered features Adobe announced for its creative suite
Adobe is holding its virtual conference, Max, today, and it has announced a ton of updates to its pr...
Genius loses lyric-scraping lawsuit against Google, despite watermark trick catching the Big G ‘red-handed’
Genius has lost a lawsuit against Google that claimed the Big G stole lyrics from its site.The music...
This spooky deepfake AI mimics dozens of celebs and politicians
“I did not fuck my dog,” I can hear in a recording I’m currently listening to. “I did not cum on my...
This AI generates hilariously realistic startup acquisition announcements
Photo storage startup Loom announced it had been acquired by Dropbox in 2014; it also said it would be...
UK’s COVID-19 risk prediction algorithm had a great start, but experts fear it won’t last
An algorithm accurately predicted the risk of someone with COVID-19 becoming seriously ill during the...
UK ditches visa algorithm accused of creating ‘speedy boarding for white people’
The UK is scrapping a controversial algorithm used in visa applications following allegations that it...
Facebook adopts a new troll battling technique — but it’s got bigger problems from its past
Facebook says that it now uses the same techniques as bot removal to combat human trolls and spammers...
The new iPad Mini was the best part of yesterday’s Apple’s event
Apple’s first fall event was mostly about iPhones, unsurprisingly. However, the device that caught m...
A peek into the tech behind WhatsApp’s new multi-device feature
WhatsApp — one of the most used chat apps across the world — is now testing the most sought-out feat...
Google’s new AI wants to supercharge contextualized search results
Google announced a new AI model for multimodal search called MUM (Multitask Unified Model) at its develo...
We asked Slack why it plays smooth jazz in lonely Huddles
These days, Slack and other professional communication software is as ubiquitous as email. This mean...
Facebook wants to rule the metaverse space. We can’t let that happen
In the midst of the scandals of the Facebook papers , Facebook rebranded the company as Meta . The new...
How my portable projector almost made football come home
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it he...
Instagram will warn kids if they consume too much ‘sensitive’ content
After accusations of ignoring mental health impact on teens using Instagram, Facebook will roll out new...
Twitter goofs up with India’s map — AGAIN
The map first appeared on the company’s career page under the “Tweep Life” section, which describes...
Microsoft Loop looks like an emoji hellscape
Microsoft’s biggest announcement from its last night’s Ignite event was definitely the legless-metav...
Here’s more proof that Google is making a foldable Pixel phone
We’ve been hearing about a mythical folding Pixel phone for years now , with rumors showing up inter...