Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity. Its Money Stays Close to Home.
“The really striking thing about Musk is the disjuncture between his outsized public persona, and his very, very minimal philanthropic presence,” said Benjamin Soskis, who studies philanthropy at the Urban Institute. Where other billionaires have aimed for a broad impact on society, Mr. Soskis said Mr. Musk’s foundation lacks “any direction or any real focus, […]
6 Best Cheap Smartphones (2024): iPhone, Android, 5G
Motorola Moto G Power 5G 2023 for $200: My main problem with Motorola phones is that there’s no NFC (6/10, WIRED Review), which means you can’t use them to pay your ticket fare on the off chance you left your wallet at home. Motorola also only promises one OS upgrade (with three years of security […]
What should I do if I didn’t pay my taxes?
On the Money is a monthly advice column. If you want advice on spending, saving, or investing — or any of the complicated emotions that may come up as you prepare to make big financial decisions — you can submit your question on this form. This month, we’re answering four reader questions about taxes — […]
How Lenovo wants to unlock AI for all at the edge | Kirk Skaugen interview
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. It makes a lot of sense to put AI as far out on the edge of the network as possible, as it can solve problems for people like first responders and reduce […]
This AI realized it was being tested
Claude 3 Opus, Anthropic’s new AI chatbot, has caused shockwaves once again as a prompt engineer from the company claims that it has seen evidence that the bot detected it was being subject to testing, which would make it self’-aware. According to Alex Albert, the prompt engineer in question, Claude 3 Opus “did something [he […]
These scientists built their own Stone Age tools to figure out how they were used
Enlarge / Testing replica Stone Age tools with a bit of wood-scraping. A. Iwase et al., 2024/Tokyo Metropolitan University When Japanese scientists wanted to learn more about how ground stone tools dating back to the Early Upper Paleolithic might have been used, they decided to build their own replicas of adzes, axes, and chisels and […]
What’s going on with the new bill that could ban TikTok?
TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. After a surprise flurry of activity in the House this week, TikTok is the target of a new government push to separate the company from its Chinese ownership or force it out of the country. TikTok is based in Los Angeles and Singapore, but is […]