“Artificial intelligence, if we’re being frank, is a con: a bill of goods you are being sold to line someone’s pockets.” That is the heart of the argument that linguist Emily Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna make in their new book The AI Con. It’s a useful guide for anyone whose life has intersected with technologies sold…
Just more than 100 years ago, on March 18, 1925, a tornado slashed across the U.S. Midwest with no warning at all and killed 695 people—a massive number for a single outbreak. Today those in a twister’s path get a take-cover notice eight to 18 minutes before a strike on average. And as recently as…
If Letters Had Pants appears to be the product of three different elevator pitches that took place in the same elevator, and somehow resolved amicably rather than eating each other alive. The first pitch was for a verbal puzzler in which you combine letters into words on a randomised grid against the clock, with the…
Weight lifting is a form of resistance exercise that helps maintain and build muscle, increase mobility, and burn calories. Any form of exercise, such as weight lifting, will help your body burn more calories. However, adding a form of resistance, like free weights, will help build muscle, which burns more calories from fat. Building muscle…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NCAA President Charlie Baker said Monday he was “up for anything” when asked about reports that President Donald Trump is set to create a commission on college sports. The presidential commission would tackle issues the college sports landscape faces with former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick…
Apple on Tuesday shared a handful of accessibility updates coming to its range of products, which are designed to help with everything from reading text to following real-time captions to reducing motion sickness. The announcement comes ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 15, with the features slated for release later this year. The…
The Democratic National Convention voted to void its election of David Hogg as vice chair of the Democratic Party on Monday. The vote comes after mounting internal criticism of Hogg, though party officials say the vote was based on a procedural challenge made in February claiming Hogg and another official were improperly elected. The DNC…
I have a narcissistic recurring daydream that consists of teleporting historical celebrities into the present so that I can show them bits of 21st century technology and absolutely blow their tiny, primordial minds. “This deceptively pocket-sized contraption is a trillion times more powerful than your silly adding machines,” I would tell Charles Babbage, brandishing my…
Working out is a great way to support your physical and mental health. It can help you lose weight, gain muscle mass, and reduce the risk of conditions like heart disease and depression. Some people wonder if working out while fasting has more health benefits than working out in a fed state. Some research suggests that…
When we write about fraud or identity theft at CNET, we regularly advise victims to contact the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center to share their experience. However, suppose you didn’t lose money or give up any personal identifiable information, like your Social Security number. In that case, you might not think it’s necessary to…