I Tried DoorDash’s Tasks App and Saw the Bleak Future of AI Gig Work
The flash from my iPhone camera illuminates my dirty socks and underwear as I hold each item up…
Pokémon Go players have unknowingly been helping to train delivery robots
Published on 18/03/2026 – 8:41 GMT+1 Players chasing down a rare Snorlax or trying to pin a Pikachu…
Multiview deep learning improves detection of major cardiac conditions from echocardiography
Cohort selection and data sources Our UCSF echocardiogram dataset comprised studies acquired on adult patients at UCSF between…
AI transforming our understanding of the universe
Science in the modern era is increasingly reliant on enormous datasets and automated analysis. In astronomy, the Vera…
‘The Karpathy Loop’: 700 experiments, 2 days, and a glimpse of where AI is heading
Earlier this month, Andrej Karpathy, a well-known AI researcher who was one of the founding employees of OpenAI…
QCon London 2026: Behind Booking.com’s AI Evolution: The Unpolished Story
Jabez Eliezer Manuel, Senior Principal Engineer at Booking.com, presented Behind Booking.com’s AI Evolution: The Unpolished Story at QCon…
Earth’s Spin Is Slowing at a Pace Not Seen in Millions of Years—and You Can Guess Why
It often feels like the world is spinning faster and faster, just out of control these days, right?…
Lifelong Motion Patterns Predict Lifespan
Summary: We often think of aging as a slow, steady decline, but new research suggests it is actually…
Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform
Nvidia is planning to launch an open-source platform for AI agents, people familiar with the company’s plans tell…
An Open-Source AI Tool for Listening to Pollinators
Buzzdetect, a new open‑source AI tool, uses simple microphones and machine learning to continuously detect pollinator activity. A…
Gut bacteria patterns help predict insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, study finds
A new study shows that gut microbiome signatures, analyzed through advanced machine learning, can help identify individuals with…
Eating more plant-based foods may lower breast cancer risk, major international study indicates
Large international cohort data suggest plant-forward eating patterns and certain micronutrients may be linked to lower breast cancer…