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In the summer of 2024, Evan Budz stood at the edge of his grandparents’ pool in Canada, trying to solve a unique problem: How to make his autonomous sea turtle robot swim.”I remember some of my first tests. I would put my robot in the water, and it would sink…
An endless stream of opinion pieces and social media content has given communication degrees and students majoring in communication a bad rap.Communication often ranks lower on “Return on Investment” charts. The field is also often labeled as a “useless” degree.But I have a bachelor’s in communication and digital studies from…
The Trump administration is signaling that it may clamp down on Chinese open-source AI models that are the talk of the industry.On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US government is looking into whether popular open-source AI models from Chinese-based companies stole the intellectual property of their US competitors.”There’s…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jerry Burns, a puppy raiser with Guiding Eyes for the Blind. It has been edited for length and clarity.I ran my own businesses for 53 years. First, I did wholesale sales of tobacco and candy. When I sold my partnership stake…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Max Fricke, founder of HuggleTales. It has been edited for length and clarity.My 3-year-old son loves listening to stories I’ve made up for him. So when I travel, which I do frequently for work, we both miss out on our bedtime…
Ukraine is going to be receiving Gripen fighter jets, considered well-suited for its fight against Russia. It’s a development that brings both near-term complications and long-term advantages.Ukraine’s air force is made up of Western-supplied F-16s, French-made Mirages, and Soviet-era jets. But the Swedish-made Gripen has stood out as a strong fit for…
Fizz, a social network for college students, says it wants to be like Facebook — when it was actually social.The app, launched in 2021, lets students post anonymously (similar to Yik Yak), scroll through a “for you” feed of recommended content, and buy and sell items in a marketplace.”It’s most…
Before the robots go to work, they have to go to school.Apptronik, a Texas-based humanoid startup that counts Google and Mercedes among its investors, has opened a “Robot Park” in Austin. At the nearly 90,000-square-foot warehouse, its Apollo robots practice tasks like loading boxes onto conveyor belts and sorting toys…
Australia’s national carrier is preparing to launch new 10,000-mile flights that could last up to 22 hours nonstop — and it needs a custom Airbus jet with extreme endurance to pull them off.After years of delays, Qantas last week finally unveiled the centerpiece of its “Project Sunrise” initiative: a specially…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga and author of “Life at the Speed of Play.” It has been edited for length and clarity.Whether I’m doing interviews or just talking with friends, people always want to know more about my parenting. I’m a…
