‘Hard Fork’ Live, Part 3: Differing Visions of an A.I. Future
One final episode from our live event, featuring a debate, questions from listeners and the dramatic and unplanned collapse of a dancing robot. Source link
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The Ageless and Undefeated Champs of Tulsa’s Wii Bowling League
The U.V. Okies have dominated a competition with other senior living facilities for six seasons, but they’re not just there to win. Source link
Have You Bought a Tesla Recently? We Want to Hear From You.
Tesla sales are rebounding in Europe even though many people have negative feelings about Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive. We want to know why. Source link
New Super PAC, the Guardrails Alliance, Aims to Rally Tech Workers to Help Limit A.I.
The Guardrails Alliance, which has raised $5 million, is positioning itself as a populist effort that will take on the pro-A.I. interests trying to influence this year’s elections. Source link
Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Supported Regulating Data Centers, Complaint Says
The employees encouraged limits on the complexes in a series of hearings in the tech giant’s hometown, Seattle. Source link
Trump Says Apple to Buy Computer Chips from Intel
While neither company has publicly discussed the deal, it would be a big break for Intel, which sold a 10 percent stake to the U.S. government last year. Source link
Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It.
Artificial intelligence is expensive to use, many companies discovered. That has led to a new era of saving costs. Source link
As India Temporarily Bans Telegram, Which Other Countries Have Restricted the Messaging App?
Several countries have restricted the messaging app, a valuable platform for dissidents, criminals and extremists. Here’s an overview. Source link
The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of A.I. Data Centers
The heartbeat of the artificial intelligence economy sounds like a low-frequency thrum of a neighbor’s central air-conditioning unit, an airplane flying overhead at high altitude or a truck engine idling down the road. But it feels like the vibrating, rhythmic pulse of a subwoofer from a party that will never end. Yes, the cloud has…
How the ‘Hard Fork’ Hosts Bring Their Tech Podcast to a Live Audience
“Hard Fork Live” was already running about 20 minutes behind schedule — security screening for the audience of 700 was going slower than expected — when Casey Newton got some bad news from his fellow host, Kevin Roose, about their star guest. If they didn’t start soon, Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, was…