To Work for Us, AI Must Not Think for Us
The public discussion about AI’s impact on society focuses largely on the potential displacement of workers and the loss of…
The Real Question About the AI Future
Whereas US power in the 20th century rested heavily on manufacturing scale, military reach, and dollar strength, in the 21st…
Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?
Last month, President Trump sat alongside executives of the largest tech companies in the country as they pledged to pay…
Your ‘widely recyclable’ Starbucks cup is still trash
Frappuccino lovers, rejoice: Your plastic to-go cups are now “widely recyclable.” That’s according to an announcement made in February by…
10 ways that future urban living will be greener
6. People-powered lighting Laurence Kemball-Cook founded Pavegen with a simple but ambitious aim: to create affordable off-grid electricity in cities.…