Silicon Valley VCs fearing a repeat of falling crypto values warn against pouring cash into hype-fuelled start-ups. Gordon Ritter, founder of San Francisco-based venture fund Emergence Capital, believes that recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence represent a significant technological advance. He just cannot see a way to make Read more…
It has been more than a decade since Jeff Bezos excitedly sketched out his vision for Alexa on a whiteboard at Amazon’s headquarters. His voice assistant would help do all manner of tasks, such as shop online, control gadgets, or even read kids a bedtime story. But the Amazon founder’s Read more…
When a Russian spaceship docked as a lifeboat for three stranded men at the International Space Station in February, one may have wondered if Sergei Krikalev, heading the rescue mission, felt any deja vu. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, he’s also sometimes known as “the last Soviet” for Read more…
“For years, California has championed high-speed rail as its future, even as its marquee project faces headwinds,” writes SFGate. “While the high-speed rail connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco slowly comes to fruition, a separate rail plan in Southern California has finalized an important labor deal, and construction is set Read more…
A Federal Reserve Zoom event with more than 220 people was canceled after a user hijacked proceedings and displayed pornographic content. The hijack left Fed Governor Christopher Waller unable to deliver his opening remarks because graphic images from a call participant named “Dan” began to pop up on the screen. Read more…
Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don’t, why you should.
