Welcome to Kernel Panic! A weekly newsletter by Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess from inside the new world of privacy and digital security. To receive this newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up here. When every random text message feels like it’s a scam, and with AI supercharging digital fraud, old-time credit card
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Gudiño Prestamo, a 41-year-old human resources manager at a major footwear company in Mississippi. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I’m the distribution center human resources manager at a major footwear company. I started at the company in 2019. Before this job,
Mathematicians give credit for insights gleaned through discussion but AI tools are not set up to do this. Credit: Hill Street Studios/Getty OpenAI’s announcement that it used an artificial-intelligence model to solve a major puzzle in fluid dynamics — the Navier–Stokes problem — is likely to change how mathematics is done forever. The claim, made
The housing market has been frozen since the COVID-era boom ended, with higher borrowing costs, limited supply, and elevated home prices mostly taking the blame. But stricter lending rules put in place after the housing crash that sparked the Great Financial Crisis are also weighing on prospective homeowners, according to a study last month from
California lawmakers have agreed on a partial carveout for the film and TV industry from a state cap on tax credits. The bill, AB 186, was unveiled on Friday evening. It addresses concerns raised in June by the Motion Picture Association and a coalition of entertainment unions, who argued that the cap threatened to undermine
Purchasing a new pair of glasses can be a pain, but Zenni offers a streamlined online experience that lets customers buy their next pair without ever leaving home. The retailer offers a massive selection of affordable, stylish frames, whether you’re shopping for prescription lenses, sunglasses, or readers. The brand is already pretty budget-friendly, but an
