More than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease—a figure expected to rise as life expectancies increase. To help accelerate progress, Bill Gates and a coalition of partners are backing a new A.I. competition designed to spur breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s and related dementia research. Unveiled today (Aug. 19) by the Alzheimer’s Disease Data…
Picture modern beer, and you likely imagine a brew that’s beautifully bright and clear, shimmering in the sunshine through a pint glass. Then came the hazy IPA and hazy pale ale. Today, a sizeable percentage of craft beer is no longer see-through, with hazies continuing to dominate beer-bar tap handles. They’re joined, of course, by…
Last week, under the blistering heat of an August day at a Ford plant in Louisville, Ky., Ford CEO Jim Farley, a self-proclaimed lifelong petrol head, announced a $30,000 electric pickup truck slated for release in 2027. Farley pitched it as a new “Model T moment,” a breakthrough meant to reinvent how cars and trucks are assembled….
When the University of Applied Arts Vienna admitted Flynn, a generative A.I. model trained as an art student, into its Fine Arts program, it marked more than a technical first. The move reframed questions about authorship, autonomy and artistic legitimacy in a digital age. Developed by artists and technologists Chiara Kristler and Marcin Ratajczyk, Flynn…
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn has some explaining to do. Earlier this year, after the language learning app circulated an internal memo about prioritizing A.I. in hiring and phasing out contractors, the company was quickly cited as an example of how A.I. is eliminating jobs across industries. In reality, Duolingo has no plans to replace…
President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day an official national holiday back in 1894 to honor the contributions and achievements of American workers. I doubt that the president foresaw that down the road, Americans would embrace the occasion by firing up their grills. On the day that marks the end of summer, many celebrate with a…
By KATIE WORKMAN, Associated Press In the summer heat, we find ourselves drawn to that glorious section of the drinks menu that promises relief in the form of a cold, creamy, brain-freezing indulgence. But ordering a frozen drink looks different in different parts of the U.S., and in different restaurants and ice cream shops. So,…
Harvard Square is cool… again? …still? It’s hard to know how to describe Cambridge’s signature square. It seems to be in a constant state of decay and renewal all at once. But, for the optimists, the renewal is more pronounced these days. Stalwarts such Shay’s Pub and Winebar, Harvard Book Store, Pinocchio’s pizza, and the…
Firefly Aerospace is aiming for the Moon—and beyond. The Texas-based space company went public on the Nasdaq on Aug. 7 in the largest space IPO of the year so far, just months after completing a historic lunar landing. The debut is a rare bright spot for the otherwise subdued commercial space sector in recent years…
Unemployment among recent college graduates reached 6.6 percent in May—a four-year high—dampening spirits after the celebrations of their hard-earned degrees. The downturn has disproportionately impacted younger workers, with many struggling to secure their first professional roles. We are grappling with the steepest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the U.S. in more than a…
