Hardware companies have realized that note-taking is one of the easiest AI use cases to build for, and consequently have been busy shoving mics into everything from pendants and rings to credit-card-sized pucks and wristbands. Still, despite the variety of devices, only a few companies have been able to stand out. One of these companies
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and outside adviser Jared Kushner met privately recently in New York, a signal that the White House is seeking ways to work with Democrats if they wrest majority control from Republicans in the midterm elections. The meeting, first reported Sunday by The New York Times, touched on issues ranging
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world in front of our eyes. The concerns around AI, however, extend beyond the uncertainty and disruption that accompany any other radical technological change. They stem in part from the direction AI development has taken: many leading companies are engaged in a single-minded pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Why
Jeremy Strong graces the latest cover of GQ magazine (and the first issue published under new global editorial director Adam Baidawi), in which he speaks out for the first time on taking over the role of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Jesse Eisenberg played the controversial tech titan in “The Social Network” and scored an Oscar
Not every up-and-coming artist can say they watched Michelle Obama jam out to their music before landing on the charts. But two weeks after Will Ferrell proudly played his son Magnus Ferrell’s single “Asleep Talking” on the former first lady’s “IMO” podcast, the 22-year-old musician scored his first Billboard hit. “I did know he was going to do that, but I didn’t
Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Dr. Mara Gordon, a family physician in Camden, N.J., answers reader health questions monthly. Send in your question to: thrive@npr.org. Q: I am in perimenopause. I keep seeing posts all over social media talking up menopausal hormone therapy as cure-all. Should I be taking hormones? Should everyone? A: I’m not
