Uber announced a new AI feature called "Cart Assistant" for grocery shopping in its Uber Eats app. The new feature works a couple different ways. You can use text prompts, as you would with any other AI chatbot, to ask it to build a grocery list for you. Or you can upload a picture of […]

It’s February 2020 again.  An exponential process is in motion — one that will inevitably shake the world to its core — and upend our economy, politics, and social lives. Yet most people are still going about their business, oblivious as dinosaurs to a descending asteroid.  This is what many in and around the AI […]

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Investigation: as Ford pushes its BlueCruise driving system, some drivers found it confusing to use, misunderstood its limitations, and didn't heed its warnings  —  NHTSA investigates Ford's product after deadly crashes; company research during development showed technology can be misunderstood

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Researchers find Kalshi and Polymarket bettors can more accurately predict economic data, earnings, and political events than analysts, likely due to incentives  —  Economists at top banks and investment firms who command high salaries to divine the direction of the economy expect …

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A profile of South Korea's SK Hynix, a once unloved memory chipmaker that now enjoys 58% operating margins and a $438B market cap amid the global HBM shortage  —  Once unloved SK Hynix is enjoying 58% operating margins amid a global shortage of memory chips