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The AI race has a blue-collar problem. Big Tech wants to fix it.Days after Meta said it was launching a $250 million program to train Americans for data center construction jobs, Google announced a similar initiative.The search engine giant on Thursday said it is investing $50 million in skilled-trades training…
Soldiers are using a new Mortars App that makes it easier to plan and control mortar fire from tablets or smartphones.Mortars are man-portable indirect fire weapons that lob explosive shells at high angles onto targets that the crews often cannot see directly, making fire-control calculations — the math that soldiers…
When most people think of major stock market indexes, their minds go to the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, or Dow Jones because they’re the “Big 3.” One index that often flies under the radar is the Russell 2000, which tracks the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 index. The…
On a chilly winter day, Julius Mondragon stepped into a half-empty car on the Metra train line in Chicago.”Computah, activate hyperspeed typing,” he commanded a random woman typing away on her laptop. “Computah, make these two guys friends forever,” he said to two men sitting together, as they looked up,…
This founder is waving the white flag on tokenmaxxing.Pylon CEO Marty Kausas broke down his token finances in a popular X post. His startup’s Anthropic bill was jumping from $400,000 to $1.4 million a year, he wrote, simply because Pylon passed 150 seats on its plan, meaning he would be…
A US Central Command statement released Tuesday on the loss of the Apache helicopter said the circumstances surrounding the incident were under investigation. Later in the day, Trump wrote on social media that the aircraft had been “shot down” by Iran.The Apache is a formidable aircraft, but not invincible. These…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dan Silva, Allied Universal’s SoCal K9 operations supervisor, who’s helping handlers secure the World Cup. It has been edited for length and clarity.I started out in the Air Force in the early ’90s as a police officer and K-9 handler. After…
This story is based on an interview with Megan Walton, 40, CEO of Southern Maine Agency on Aging. It has been edited for length and clarity.Growing up, I was very, very close to all four of my grandparents. I have many wonderful memories of weekly visits with them.I recognized what…
A new Glean report found that workers spend almost a full working day over the course of a week supervising AI.Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty ImagesWorkers are spending 6.4 hours a week “botsitting” AI, a Glean report found.Botsitting involves feeding AI context, debugging mistakes, and cleaning up errors.It’s encouraging…
General Motors on Tuesday announced it’s releasing a software update that allows some electric vehicle (EV) owners to send power back to the electric grid. The update allows owners of GM’s vehicle-to-home energy system, which allows the EV to power the home during a blackout, the expanded capability of sending…
