Category: AI in the News


  • ICYMI – November 23 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minute* Salesforce: AI automates business tasks. *Nvidia: New AI chip on track. * Music Industry: AI used to inflate streams. * OpenAI: Improves AI safety with “red teaming.”

  • Feeling Flora: How AI is Learning to Identify Plants by Touch

    Reading Time: 2 minutesRobots are learning to identify plants by touch! Researchers have developed a robot that can analyze the electrical properties of leaves to distinguish between species with 97.7% accuracy. 1 This breakthrough could revolutionize agriculture, ecology, and even help the visually impaired connect with nature. Read more to discover how this “tactile botanist”…

  • Fun Facts Friday!

    Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week’s Fun Facts Friday dives into the lighter side of AI, exploring how it’s being used to write love letters (better than some humans!), predict Eurovision winners, and even create new ice cream flavors. We also uncover some quirky AI news, like a robot dog learning to walk in an hour…

  • Siri Is Getting a Makeover

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteApple is working on a significant upgrade to Siri.

  • The Rise and Fall of the Palm Pilot: From Digital Dreams to Dusty Drawers

    Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Palm Pilot once defined personal organization in the digital age, offering sleek, portable solutions for managing calendars, contacts, and tasks. In this blog post, we explore the rise and fall of this iconic device, from its initial success as a productivity tool to its eventual obsolescence in the face of smartphones.…