This is Sombr, a real-life musician who functions as a litmus test between youths and olds. | Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV An inevitable part of getting old is no longer recognizing the names of celebrities and musicians. Slowly and steadily, the more famous young and younger people get, the more their names will seem…
Shishir Mehrotra, who became CEO of Grammarly at the beginning of 2025, isn’t just updating the company’s A.I. writing tools—he’s rebranding the entire company. From now on, Grammarly will be known as Superhuman, a name that Mehrotra says better reflects its expanding suite of products and mission to empower users. “It was very important for…
Tinder, the world’s most popular dating app with more than 50 million monthly users, could have easily ventured into A.I. companionship—but chose not to. “We thought about it a lot, [but ultimately decided] to help people connect in the real world, human to human,” said Mark Kantor, head of product at Tinder, while speaking at…
Life Biosciences, a Boston-based biotechnology company founded in 2017 by Harvard Medical School professor David Sinclair, is poised to become the first to conduct human clinical trials for a therapy that targets aging by rejuvenating cells without altering their core function. The company is developing a cellular reprogramming treatment that, if successful, could address a wide…
By Linda Gassenheimer, Tribune News Service I like teriyaki pork, but it usually needs time for the meat to marinate in the sauce. Using a store-bought teriyaki sauce and this easy cooking method, I was able to have this meal ready in less than 10 minutes. Related Articles This 3-course vegan meal is great for…
Here we are, at the one time of year when it’s perfectly acceptable to take candy from strangers. But as grown-ups, it’s a little harder for us to finagle an excuse to have as much fun as the tykes do. Sure, you can tag along with a few kiddos and sneak some of their sugary…
Does A.I. really fight back? The short answer to this question is “no.” But that answer, of course, hardly satisfies the legitimate, growing unease that many feel about A.I., or the viral fear sparked by recent reports about Anthropic’s A.I. system, Claude. In a widely discussed experiment, Claude appeared to resort to threats of potential…
Every empire has been built on money and backed by a flag. Rome had the denarius. Britain had the pound. America has the dollar. But for the first time, the flag monopoly that underpins global power is cracking. And what threatens it is not China or Europe, but code, corporations and blockchain protocols, or as…
Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is following a familiar path to startup success: launching a company out of a college dorm room. Alongside her Stanford roommate Sophia Kianna, the 23-year-old is looking to shake up e-commerce with an A.I.-powered shopping assistant called Phia. The idea—an app and mobile…
Every brand has a scent—whether designed or not. Some are intentional, like the crisp citrus in a luxury boutique, the warm vanilla in a hotel lobby or that satisfying “new” smell of a premium product. Others are accidental. Think synthetic residues, lingering adhesive from packaging or the mop and bucket that cleans your office lobby….
