The world’s richest man is studying up on tennis and electrical grids this year. Bill Gates, philanthropist and cofounder of Microsoft, has kept up his…
POKE THE PANDA
How China could react to Trump’s taunts, from the best to the worst-case scenario
Donald J. Trump’s phone call this past weekend with Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen has caused so much consternation among political analysts and advisors to both…
MOVE OVER UBER
Airbnb is no longer the nice guy of the sharing economy
Scott Shatford didn’t bargain for criminal charges. The official complaint arrived at his front door in May, more than a year after Santa Monica, California,…
MORNING SUNSHINE
Cannabis coffee pods are about to become compatible with millions of household Keurig machines
Early risers seeking a little extra from their morning buzz will soon be able to turn to their Keurig brewers. A San Diego, California, company…
POST POST-TRUTH
Orwellian euphemisms like “post-truth” and “alt-right” are perfect for whitewashing fascism
The word of the year is “post-truth,” according to Oxford Dictionaries. Post-truth has been used a lot in 2016 to describe the successful Brexit and…
A WHOLE NEW WORLD
Alphabet DeepMind is inviting developers into the digital world where its AI learns to explore
Even a fledgling AI needs a place to play. Alphabet DeepMind, the company’s moonshot AI factory, is announcing today (Dec. 5) an open-source version of…
