A professor of religion at Columbia University writes, “I do not think human beings are the last stage in the evolutionary process.” Whatever comes next will be neither simply organic nor simply machinic but will be the result of the increasingly symbiotic relationship between human beings and technology. Bound together Read more…
NFTs aren’t gone yet. Disney will launch an ‘all-new socially driven collectible experience’ called Disney Pinnacle later this year, turning characters from Pixar, Star Wars, and its classic animated films into tradable digital pins. While announcing Pinnacle, Disney and its partner Dapper Labs won’t even say the word “NFT.” Dapper Read more…
Microsoft’s stock price plumetted 16% after OpenAI fired CEO Sam Altman — but appears to have immediately recovered most of the drop in after-hours trading. Yet OpenAI’s move also blindsided key investor and minority owner Microsoft, reportedly making CEO Satya Nadella furious. Tech reporter Kara Swisher called the firing a Read more…
Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI, the company announced on Friday. Slashdot reader tagous submitted this statement from OpenAI’s board: Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its Read more…
According to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, women in the U.S. are now projected to live about six years longer than U.S. men. [T]he 2021 data represent the largest gender-based life expectancy gap in the U.S. since 1996. The gulf began to widen before the COVID-19 pandemic, Read more…
The world’s largest single-site solar farm has gone online in the United Arab Emirates. Called the Al Dhafra solar farm, it features almost 4 million bifacial solar panels and will power nearly 200,000 homes — all while eliminating 2.4 million tons of carbon emissions annually. Electrek reports: Now that Al Read more…
The way we buy and sell homes in the U.S. isn’t normal — at least not compared with the rest of the world. From a report: The commission on a home sale here is typically around 5% to 6%, usually split between the seller’s and buyer’s agents. In most countries, Read more…