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Treating a chatbot nicely might boost its performance — here’s why
People are more likely to do something if you ask nicely. That’s a fact most of…
Warping the Cosmos, the Milky Way’s Black Hole Spins Space Into a Football
This artist’s illustration shows a cross-section of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole near the center…
Humane pushes Ai Pin ship date to mid-April
Hardware is difficult, to paraphrase a famous adage. First-generation products from new startups are notoriously so,…
Arc browser’s new AI-powered ‘pinch-to-summarize’ feature is clever, but often miss the mark
The Browser company’s Arc, a browser focused on a less cluttered web experience, launched a new…
Reddit downplays risks of developer backlash, decentralized social media in its IPO filing
Reddit’s long-awaited IPO is nearing, promising to be the largest social media IPO since Pinterest. But…
Last call — Disrupt 2-for-1 sale ends today
Act quickly, entrepreneurs! The clock is ticking on your chance to seize a scorching deal: TechCrunch…
Reddit cites r/WallStreetBets as a risk factor in its IPO filing
As Reddit finally files to go public, the company wrote in its S-1 filing that “meme…
Mutale Nkonde’s nonprofit is working to make AI less biased
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the…
Born in October? You’re Less Likely To Catch the Flu, According to a New Study
A study published in The BMJ finds that October-born children have higher flu vaccination rates and…