Science: Welcome Back Dodo?
Published on 01/31/2023The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors, while other scientists are skeptical such feats are possible or a good idea.
At the Tipping Point
Published on 01/30/2023Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping.
MMMmmushrooms
Published on 01/29/2023Apparently, we are on a kick with fungi as of late. Here’s another fungus related article about the most sustainable building material: mushroom bricks.
ICYMI: Tech Layoffs Increasing
Published on 01/27/2023In just the past month there have been nearly 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector.
Arbitrage Saturday: Gaming over TikTok?
Published on 01/26/2023Investigators in Minnesota are looking into allegations two men have been running a TikTok gambling scheme in the state’s casinos.
It's OrGaNiC
Published on 01/26/2023We’ve covered several times that “organic” doesn’t mean good for you, but it seems like the FDA is finally going to do something to regulate the use of the word to where the meaning of it on grocery store products is regulated.
Microsoft In Major Deal with OpenAI
Published on 01/25/2023Microsoft says it is making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in the artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and other tools that can write readable text and generate new images.
There's a Fungus Among Us
Published on 01/25/2023If you played through The Last of Us or watched the HBO Max adaptation (that was surprisingly good all things considered) you’re familiar with the cannibalistic creatures that torment the protagonists. Well, apparently, the fungus in the game/series is based on a very real fungus that currently exists.
Reserve v Wall Street: FIGHT.
Published on 01/24/2023Nearly a year into the Fed’s drive to quash inflation by hiking interest rates at a blistering pace, investors still don’t seem to fully believe what the Fed warns is coming next: Higher rates through the end of the year, which could sharply raise unemployment and slow growth.
Building A Better Liar: AI
Published on 01/24/2023Artificial intelligence is writing fiction, making images inspired by Van Gogh and fighting wildfires. Now it’s competing in another endeavor once limited to humans - creating propaganda and disinformation.
Crypto Bank Failures: What's Next?
Published on 01/24/2023Over the past few years, a number of companies have attempted to act as the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank, promising lucrative returns to customers who deposited their bitcoin or other digital assets.
Arbitrage Sunday: Yes Virginia There Might Be Santa DNA
Published on 01/24/2023The Rhode Island Department of Health says it was not able “to definitively confirm or refute the presence of Santa” in a young girl’s home after she requested to have a partially eaten cookie and a couple of gnawed-on carrot sticks tested for DNA to see if Santa Claus is real.