Biden surprises Elton John with National Humanities Medal after White House concert
By Shawna Mizelle and Sam Fossum, CNN
President Joe Biden on Friday presented Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal, surprising the music…
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New York’s Landmark AI Bias Law Prompts Uncertainty
Businesses and their service providers are grappling with how to comply with New York City’s mandate for audits of artificial intelligence systems used in hiring.A New York City law that…
Restaurants Send More Customer Calls to Voice Bots Amid Staffing Shortages
More casual-dining restaurants and takeout joints are dispensing with direct phone lines, opting instead to divert customer calls to voice bots.Pushing customers who call in orders and…
Did a Robot Help Create That Ad? The Answer, Increasingly, Is Yes.
In late 2021, as states eased pandemic restrictions and consumers began flying again, travel search company Kayak needed a message that would help it stand out against bigger rivals.Most…
The Webb Telescope Shows We Don’t Need Astronauts to Explore the Cosmos
By Martin Rees and Donald GoldsmithJuly 21, 2022 12:01 pm ETNASA’s release of the stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope signals the start of a new era of space-borne…
Andrew Delbanco is named this year’s Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities
Andrew Delbanco, professor of American Studies at Columbia…
Why Sports in Space Could Be the Next Big Thing
Pursuits from space soccer to Martian mountaineering are already in early planning stages. “People going into space are competitive thrill-seekers,” says Allison Dollar, co-founder of the…
AI-Powered Coding Assistant Aims to Help, Not Replace Developers
GitHub Inc.’s new automated computer-coding tool will help companies manage a chronic shortage of software developers, but it will not replace them, according to the company’s chief…
New York City Developer Launches Life-Science Venture
Taconic Partners, one of New York’s largest private owners and managers of lab space serving pharmaceutical and biotech companies, is consolidating its life-sciences portfolio into a new…
How AI Could Help Predict—and Avoid—Sports Injuries, Boost Performance
Imagine a stadium where ultra-high-resolution video feeds and camera-carrying drones track how individual players’ joints flex during a game, how high they jump or fast they run—and, using…