The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk has unveiled his new startup, xAIBut his chances of overtaking OpenAI any time soon are slim. (Wired $)+ The new company will ...

Bill Gates just joined the chorus of big names in tech who have weighed in on the question of risks around artificial intelligence. TL;DR? He’s not too worried, we’ve been here before. The billionaire business magnate and philanthropist made his ...

The big story China’s path to modernization has, for centuries, gone through my hometown  June 2021 For generations, politicians and intellectuals have sought ways to build a strong China. Some imported tools and ideas from the West. Others left for ...

My colleague has just come down with covid-19. The onset of symptoms was rapid, and she described it as “like being hit by a freight train.” “How very retro of you,” another colleague commented. Another replied: “This is still a ...

Soon, the menu in your favorite burger joint could include not only options made with meat, mushrooms, and black beans but also patties packed with lab-grown animal cells. Not only did the US just approve the sale of cultivated meat ...