Mathematician and scientist Stephen Wolfram grew up in a household where his mother was a philosophy professor at Oxford University. As such, his younger self didn’t want anything to do with the subject, but an older and perhaps wiser Wolfram sees value in thinking deeply about things. Now he wants to bring some of that […]
Grass over artificial turf soccer pitches in USA: How concerns around 2026 World Cup playing surfaces are being worked out
At Ohio Stadium, known affectionately as “The Shoe,” Premier League fans in the United States got a rare chance to catch a glimpse of their favorite teams close to home in early August. Manchester City and Chelsea played to an exciting 4-2 result in the FC Series amidst their preseason buildup to the 2024/25 season. […]
Trade My Spin is building a business around used Peloton equipment
Peloton had one of the most turbulent half decades in tech. The home fitness firm experienced some of the industry’s highest highs and lowest lows in dizzying succession. It’s the story of buzzy startup that became the target of a cult-like following among influencers and fitness fanatics. A global pandemic shot the brand to unknown […]
Yelp’s lack of transparency around API charges angers developers
On July 19, Yelp informed select indie developers that they would have to switch to paid accounts, due to high API usage. Developers were given four days to make the change, in a move that echoes recent communication bungles by Reddit and Twitter. When the developers replied to the July 19 email, Yelp sent a […]
Oversight Board wants Meta to refine its policies around AI-generated explicit images
Following investigations into how Meta handles AI-generated explicit images, the company’s semi-independent observer body, the Oversight Board, is now urging the company to refine its policies around such images. The Board wants Meta to change the terminology it uses from “derogatory” to “non-consensual,” and move its policies on such images to the “Sexual Exploitation Community […]