Briefing: AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion
Strategic angle: A new job listing seeks improv actors to help AI understand and portray human emotions.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
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Briefing: NetBlocks says Iran blackout enters day 16 as arrests target Starlink users
Strategic angle: Iran's internet blackout continues as authorities crack down on users of Starlink satellite internet.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if you have a Galaxy phone
Strategic angle: The Galaxy Buds Pro 4 are a nice improvement over the Buds 3, but still require a Galaxy device to use all their features.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: A Theory of the World as run by large adult children
Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of a world governed by immaturity and irresponsibility.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: The $100,000 fee for H-1Bs is causing all sorts of problems
Strategic angle: President Trump's executive order on H-1B visa fees has led to chaos for thousands of workers.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: The Appalling Stupidity of Spotify's AI DJ
Strategic angle: A critical look at the shortcomings of Spotify's AI DJ feature.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Jeff Bezos Upended the Washington Post
Strategic angle: A look into how Jeff Bezos transformed the Washington Post and its impact on journalism.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Rack-Mount Hydroponics
Strategic angle: Innovative hydroponic systems designed for efficient space utilization.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: A most elegant TCP hole punching algorithm
Strategic angle: Exploring a sophisticated method for TCP hole punching.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Tree Search Distillation for Language Models Using PPO
Strategic angle: Exploring innovative techniques for enhancing language models through tree search distillation.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: How Kernel Anti-Cheats Work: A Deep Dive into Modern Game Protection
Strategic angle: Exploring the mechanisms behind kernel anti-cheat systems and their impact on gaming security.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Head of FCC threatens broadcaster licenses over critical coverage of Iran war
The FCC's head warns broadcasters about potential license repercussions for critical reporting on the Iran conflict.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Researchers improve lower bounds for some Ramsey numbers using AlphaEvolve
Strategic angle: A breakthrough in computational mathematics enhances understanding of Ramsey theory.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say
Strategic angle: Concerns rise as Israel faces a shortage of critical defense systems.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: SBCL Fibers – Lightweight Cooperative Threads
Strategic angle: Exploring the innovative SBCL Fibers for efficient thread management in programming.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: Airbus is preparing two uncrewed combat aircraft
Strategic angle: Airbus announces plans for the development of two uncrewed combat aircraft in collaboration with Kratos.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: The Sound of Contamination: Headphones Contain Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
Strategic angle: Recent analysis reveals that many headphones on the Central European market are contaminated with harmful chemicals.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: GrobPaint: Somewhere Between MS Paint and Paint.net. Multiplatform by Default
Strategic angle: A new painting application that combines features of MS Paint and Paint.net, designed for multiple platforms.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: Ageless Linux. We are legally required to ask how old you are. We won't
Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of age-related questions in the tech community.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: Changes to OpenTTD Distribution on Steam
Strategic angle: OpenTTD announces updates to its distribution model on Steam, impacting users and developers.
Editorial Staff Mar 14