Japanese telecoms provider will use AI to smooth out irate customer voices...
Dealing with irate customers can be extremely stressful for call centre workers but Japan’s SoftBank Corp thinks it has a solution: artificial intelligence-enabled software that softens the tone of...
View ArticleMethane is spewing from U.S. landfills, in amounts exceeding EPA limits,...
Methane emissions at nearly two dozen U.S. landfills regularly exceeded federal limits and in some cases were higher than facility owners reported to the government, according to an analysis of...
View ArticleToyota’s first EV pickup truck is being tested in Thailand
Toyota Motor is testing the new battery-electric Hilux pickup truck to assess its performance in different conditions as the car maker prepares to manufacture the vehicle in Thailand by the end of...
View ArticleHere’s how Apple can compete against OpenAI and Google
Users of Apple’s Siri would probably agree the talking assistant hasn’t progressed much since it was first introduced in September of 2011. In fact, on certain days, Siri seems actually to have gotten...
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Big Oil abandoned this California town 10 years ago. Now, it has a new plan...
This story was produced by Grist and was copublished with High Country News. It was supported by the Fund for Environmental Journalism of the Society of Environmental Journalists. Les Clark III took...
View ArticleHow easyJet is making a post-pandemic comeback
EasyJet‘s big bets on package holidays and better-located airports are helping it win customers, its CEO and investors say, even as concerns linger about the high cost of the strategy for an airline...
View ArticleGoogle and OpenAI’s announcements signal the end of the beginning of the AI...
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. The Google and OpenAI...
View ArticleWisdom gains value as the price of intelligence drops
The data flooding industries globally is staggering—from genomic sequences in healthcare to consumer behavior patterns in retail, to performance metrics in manufacturing. The potential of AI to...
View ArticleCFPB funding ruled legal by the Supreme Court, ending case that could’ve...
In a major legal win for consumers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an existential challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ruling that the consumer watchdog does,...
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Big on design, but not on DIY? These easy-to-mount pendant lights are for you
Pendant lights are great for bringing concentrated light to a space, but installing them can be a real pain. Now, San Francisco-based Gantri, the company behind an array of at-home lighting...
View ArticleThese long-range climate forecasts can tell us about the economy
To understand how important weather and climate risks are to the economy, watch investors. New research shows that two long-range seasonal weather forecasts in particular can move the stock market in...
View ArticleFrom oceans to your gut: AI helps researchers understand how viruses act
Viruses are a mysterious and poorly understood force in microbial ecosystems. Researchers know they can infect, kill and manipulate human and bacterial cells in nearly every environment, from the...
View ArticleHairy black holes? A new space mission could help answer questions
Physicists consider black holes one of the most mysterious objects that exist. Ironically, they’re also considered one of the simplest. For years, physicists like me have been looking to prove that...
View Article“All of this is false. All of it.” theSkimm founders’ offer a searing...
Graduates of the class of 2024, we feel like a different commencement speech is needed. So here’s our take: You are sitting at the edge of the rest of your lives. Each of you has the potential to...
View ArticleReddit stock price sees fresh high after content deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI
Shares of Reddit were on the rise in premarket trading Friday after the social media company announced a content deal with OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT...
View ArticleOpenAI resignations are reaching an alarming level. Here are 11 key people...
The announcement this week that OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever was leaving the company felt almost inevitable, given that he had headed the push resulting in the removal of Sam Altman from the CEO...
View ArticleHow Google, Netflix, and Warner Bros.’s ad tech stole the show from...
Television “upfront” advertiser presentations this week in New York City were hardly about TV at all. The annual week-long affair where media executives have traditionally pre-sold TV advertising...
View ArticleThe next phase of NYC’s war on rats? A recycling bin for pizza boxes
A new fixture just appeared in Central Park, and it proves that New York City’s infamous “war on rats” is far from over. The product joining the front lines is a recycling bin specifically desiged to...
View ArticleElon Musk advances plans to power Tesla AI with Chinese data
Tesla is pushing ahead with plans to power the global development of its self-driving system with data from China that could be processed within the country, part of a strategic shift by Elon Musk,...
View ArticleBody language is key workplace communication. Your coworkers hate these hand...
Love it or hate it, the modern workplace is now a global one. We communicate through screens, speak different languages, and have different cultural upbringings. Thankfully, a big part of effective...
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