Artificial intelligence for public health can harness data for healthier populations
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Microsoft’s AI deal promises Canada digital sovereignty, but is that a pledge it can keep?
Over the past year, few words have been abused as much as “sovereignty,” particularly in relation to Canadian…
Aware Super invests $460m in Vantage Data Centres APAC amid AI boom
Superannuation giant Aware Super will spend $US300 million ($460 million) to buy a minority stake in the Asia-Pacific…
Elon Musk reveals roadmap with nine-month cadence for new AI processor releases, beating Nvidia and AMD’s yearly cadence — Musk plans to have the highest-volume chips in the world
Nvidia tends to release its AI GPUs at an annual cadence, which keeps the company ahead of all…
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
If you’ve ever used a 3D printer, you may recall the wondrous feeling when you first printed something…
Your Office Needs a Desk Robot
Why so serious? It’s okay to have fun sometimes, even while you’re at your desk at work. But…
Something Wild Happens to ChatGPT’s Responses When You’re Cruel To It
From a young age, many children have been instructed by their parents to be polite to smart assistants.…
“Artists don’t want this type of technology to replace their creativity. They love the notion of it helping them when they need it”: Apple explains its approach to implementing AI in Logic Pro, and why MIDI is still the bedrock of its Session Players
For Apple, the launch of its Creator Studio bundle earlier this week was a pretty big deal. This…
The Wacky Musk-OpenAI Legal War Now Involves a Fittingly Insane Amount of Money
One of many fascinating details in the multi-year legal dispute between Elon Musk and OpenAI is that OpenAI…
Qualitative researchers’ AI rejection is based on identity, not reason
The letter spread quickly, forwarded from colleague to colleague, often accompanied by notes of approval or unease. It…
5 AI Devices That Just Made Smartphones Look Obsolete in 2026
The year 2026 marks a historic pivot in personal technology. We are moving past the era of the…
Under Musk, the Grok disaster was inevitable
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more…