How Amazon’s Zoox Is Taking On Waymo in San Francisco
The Amazon-owned driverless car company is a distant second to Waymo. Its pitch to riders? Wine pop-ups, festival sponsorships and a car built to be filmed.
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’
The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.
Meta Introduces Muse, an A.I. Agent That Can Send Your Emails and Book Your Travel
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, acts as a personal digital assistant that connects to Facebook and Instagram, as well as third-party apps such as Spotify and OpenTable.
Apple to Make First Big Change to iPhones in Years
Fans of the company’s products widely believe it will unveil a folding smartphone at its annual launch event on Wednesday.
A.I. Models Built a Computer Worm That Could Rapidly Hack WeChat Accounts
The attack, discovered by A.I. researchers, could have compromised hundreds of millions of devices within hours, experts said.
Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple’s New Siri A.I.
For the company’s new artificial intelligence system to take off, it will need plenty of support from the makers of popular apps on Apple’s phones.
Virtual Taekwondo Takes the Contact Out of a Combat Sport
The contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at this year’s Asian Games. Critics say it’s a glorified video game.
Early Data Indicates an A.I.-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging
Artificial intelligence was used to help develop a drug candidate, rentosertib, for a rare lung condition. Its maker says the drug also seems to reduce the biological hallmarks of age.
How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. Chips
Washington imposed sanctions on Inspur because of its work with the Chinese military. But the company’s subsidiary kept shipping Nvidia’s best chips to feed China’s leading A.I. firms.
Authors Wrangle With Publishers Over $1.5 Billion Anthropic A.I. Settlement
The tech giant must pay $3,000 per pirated book that it used to train its chatbot. Many authors fear they could lose funds to others in the book business.