At an early age, Katie Spivakovsky learned to study the world from different angles. Dinner-table conversations at her family’s home in Menlo Park, California, often leaned toward topics like the Maillard reaction — the chemistry behind food browning — or the fascinating mysteries of prime numbers. Spivakovsky’s parents, one of whom studied physical chemistry and […]

Before the tractor was invented, farmers worked their land tirelessly alongside beasts of burden such as horses and mules that required six acres of land for feed, per animal, each year. Fearing change, job replacement, or cost, farm owners didn’t exactly rejoice and were generally skeptical of the tractor. Still, its use eventually became standard […]

Generative AI has made impressive strides in recent years. It can write essays, create art, and even compose music. But when it comes to getting facts right, it often falls short. It might confidently tell you that zebras live underwater or that the Eiffel Tower is in Rome. While these mistakes might seem harmless, they […]

MIT scientists have released a powerful, open-source AI model, called Boltz-1, that could significantly accelerate biomedical research and drug development. Developed by a team of researchers in the MIT Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health, Boltz-1 is the first fully open-source model that achieves state-of-the-art performance at the level of AlphaFold3, the model from Google […]

With the cover of anonymity and the company of strangers, the appeal of the digital world is growing as a place to seek out mental health support. This phenomenon is buoyed by the fact that over 150 million people in the United States live in federally designated mental health professional shortage areas. “I really need your […]

Generative AI has revolutionized how businesses operate and innovate. From automating processes and reducing operational costs to accelerating product innovation and creating personalized customer experiences, the benefits of generative AI are manifold. Organizations across industries are taking note of the competitive advantages generative AI can provide and are eager to claim a piece of the […]

Forrest Zeisler is the CTO and Co-Founder of Jobber, a software platform designed to help small businesses streamline their operations and adapt to modern challenges. The platform addresses common pain points such as managing scheduling, invoicing, and customer expectations by providing an easy-to-use system that automates daily administrative tasks. Forrest is Jobber’s in-house tech junkie. After […]

A compelling new study from Germany critiques the EU AI Act’s definition of the term ‘deepfake’ as overly vague, particularly in the context of digital image manipulation. The authors argue that the Act’s emphasis on content resembling real people or events – yet potentially appearing fake – lacks clarity. They also highlight that the Act’s […]