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Tech is entering its prohibition era
When the US outlawed alcohol in 1920, people found ways to keep drinking — whether by sneaking into secret speakeasies in dingy basements or by obtaining dubious prescriptions for medicinal booze. By 1933, when lawmakers finally legalized hooch, drinking levels were comparable (about 70%) to what…
Millennium employees’ new productivity hack: an AI ‘twin’
Millennium employees are getting to know a whole new batch of colleagues. Izzy Englander’s $97 billion hedge fund is offering every employee, including investment staff, a “Digital Twin,” a personalized AI assistant who continuously learns from the employee’s working style. The firm already has…
Why Buy It? More Libraries Let You Borrow Costly Items for Free
Your local library may lend more than books. Libraries around the country offer free access to tools, hobby gear and other items that can be costly to buy but useful only now and then. These collections are often called a “Library of Things.” What is available, and how long you can borrow it…
Robotics startups are courting university researchers. Microagi just hired eight.
For decades, the biggest advances in robotics came out of university labs. Now, as billions pour into physical AI, the researchers behind that work are launching and joining startups. The latest to recruit from academia is the German company Microagi. The startup has hired Animesh Garg, a Georgia…
I landed multiple job offers after college. I feel that being open and honest about an upcoming medical procedure helped.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Krystal Pulaski, a 24-year-old physical therapy assistant who lives in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I earned a BS in kinesiology in May 2023, and then I graduated with an Associate of Applied Science degree…
AI agents are ready to shop for you — if you can trust them
The moment many have waited for — where AI can actually do your bidding, not just tell you how to do it — may finally be here, but that doesn’t mean consumers are ready for it. Makers of personal AI agents like Meta’s Muse are touting their ability to handle shopping tasks from beginning to end…
Ukrainians say their drone-on-drone war is clocking speeds faster than Formula 1 cars
The drone battle to take down Russia’s latest Gerans looks to be moving at speeds faster than Formula 1 cars or bullet trains. The latest Ukrainian report to highlight such extreme speeds came from the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, a volunteer organization that supplies Ukraine’s military, on…
Dunkin’, L.L. Bean Launch Merch Collab with Free Coffee Giveaway
Two New England-based brands are teaming up for fall and National Coffee Day. Dunkin’ and L.L.Bean have collaborated for the first time, launching merchandise and freebie offers that culminate in a free coffee giveaway Tuesday, Sept. 29. The companies began promoting the collaboration with a coffee…
AI companies are asking their employees to flag AI writing — and one wants a steak emoji
For the past three years, the em dash has been a popular tell for identifying AI writing. Now, AI startups want their employees to self-disclose. On Monday, Varun Anand, the cofounder of AI sales and marketing startup Clay, shared his company’s recently rolled-out AI writing policy in an X post…
NBA star Jalen Brunson says his friends knew exactly what not to ask of him in high school
New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson says the right environment made it easy for him to put basketball first in high school. In a joint appearance with his mother on the “Things No One Tells You” podcast, Brunson said the support he received from those around him helped lay the foundation for his…