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Microsoft Makes a $16 Billion Entry Into Health Care AI 27.04.2021 7:21

The company plans to buy Nuance, a speech-recognition firm that grasps the specialized language of medicine — tech that won’t be easy for others to replicate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Silicon Valley Dead? Not According to Venture Dollars 26.04.2021 8:07

In a record quarter for VC funding, California still takes the cake—further evidence that reports of the region’s demise are greatly exaggerated. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coinbase Makes Its Debut—and Bitcoin Arrives on Wall Street 23.04.2021 11:05

The largest cryptocurrency exchange goes public through a direct listing, and it could make a bigger debut than Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Antitrust and Privacy Are on a Collision Course 22.04.2021 12:58

Facebook is being sued for weakening data protections. Google is being sued for strengthening them. Can that paradox be resolved? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI Comes to Car Repair, and Body Shop Owners Aren’t Happy 21.04.2021 11:27

During the pandemic, insurers accelerated the use of automated tools to estimate repair costs. Garage operators say the numbers can be wildly inaccurate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Are Going Viral in Arabic 20.04.2021 13:17

Facebook has been criticized for failing to curb misinformation in English. But little attention has been paid to the scale of the problem in Arabic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This AI Could Help Wipe Out Colon Cancer 19.04.2021 8:42

Medtronic's GI Genius, awaiting clearance from the FDA, will help doctors identify precancerous polyps. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden Announces His Broadband Plan—and ISPs Will Hate It 16.04.2021 9:55

The $100 billion proposal will probably be met with fierce resistance by telecom companies, but there's a lot to like for internet users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Serve Food in Far-Away Restaurants—Right From Your Couch 15.04.2021 9:12

A growing number of robots are operated remotely, often by workers thousands of miles away. Could it be a job of the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US Sanctions Are Squeezing Huawei, but for How Long? 14.04.2021 7:49

Growth slowed last year at the tech giant, as it had trouble securing the most advanced chips. China's government has a plan to change that. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Silicon Valley Revs Up for a ‘Hot Startup’ Summer 13.04.2021 8:36

“Now is the time to start stepping on the gas,” as one prominent VC firm put it to founders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Groups Call for Ethical Guidelines on Location-Tracking Tech 12.04.2021 7:20

The Locus Charter asks companies to commit to 10 principles, including minimizing data collection and actively seeking consent from users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden Wants You Out of Your Car and on the Train 09.04.2021 10:14

The president's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal boosts funding for buses and rail. It even envisions actually tearing down some freeways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Foundations of AI Are Riddled With Errors 08.04.2021 8:29

The labels attached to images used to train machine-vision systems are often wrong. That could mean bad decisions by self-driving cars and medical algorithms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One Startup’s Solution for Zoom Fatigue? The Walk and Talk 07.04.2021 9:08

Spot is a new platform dedicated entirely to walking meetings, launched by a longtime remote work evangelist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This AI Can Generate Convincing Text—and Anyone Can Use It 06.04.2021 9:14

The makers of Eleuther hope it will be an open source alternative to GPT-3, the well-known language program from OpenAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Negligence, Not Politics, Drives Most Misinformation Sharing 05.04.2021 10:01

Researchers found that social media users are generally adept at identifying fake news. But that doesn’t always affect their decision to repost it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI Could Enable 'Swarm Warfare' for Tomorrow's Fighter Jets 02.04.2021 10:24

A Pentagon project is testing scenarios involving multiple aircraft that could change the dynamics of air combat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where Are Those Shoes You Ordered? Check the Ocean Floor 01.04.2021 8:29

More containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Blame heavy traffic and rolling waves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New WeWork Documentary Relives Its Roller Coaster Story 31.03.2021 10:29

WeWork: Or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn is a good crash course while you wait for the adaptation starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Startup Wants to Take Your Blood Pressure With an iPhone 30.03.2021 13:07

“Hey Siri, help me treat my hypertension." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers Blur Faces That Launched a Thousand Algorithms 29.03.2021 7:43

Managers of the ImageNet data set paved the way for advances in deep learning. Now they’ve taken a big step to protect people’s privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Chip for AI Works Using Light, Not Electrons 26.03.2021 9:22

Lightmatter says the computing and power demands of complex neural networks need new technologies like these to keep up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pandemic Prompts Cities to Rethink the Parking Spot 25.03.2021 10:49

Some urban designers have long wanted to reduce the area set aside for cars. Covid is giving them a chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who Are the Biggest Influencers on Clubhouse? 24.03.2021 9:34

It's harder to figure out than you might expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices