What happens when AI automates R&D and starts to run amok? An intelligence explosion, power accumulation, disruption of democratic institutions, and more, according to these researchers.
Linus Torvalds on where Rust will fit into…
Slowly but surely the Rust language is making its way into Linux. I talked with Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman about where they see Rust and Linux working together.
IT admin with axe to grind sent to…
The victim company’s operations ground to a halt following the attack.
Google names Intel veteran Uri Frank in push…
Frank ran product development for Intel’s “Core” processors, among other roles.
IOTA still wants to build a better blockchain,…
In 2014, IOTA set out to offer an alternative to the key issues with blockchain: Scalability and transaction fees. Somewhere along the way, things went wrong. Not everything is lost, however, and IOTA is looking…
Box shares up amid reports of possible sale
The cloud content management company is reportedly considering a sale, amid pressure from activist investors.
Richard M. Stallman returns to the Free Software…
The well-known founder of GNU software and free software resigned as president and board member of the FSF in 2019.
Is ad-free Gravvity a ‘healthier’ social media app?
Concerns over the negative effects of social media are becoming more common, so could a new kind of ad-free app give us a healthier social media experience?
Google details its state-based vaccine management efforts
The cloud giant is one of several technology companies offering tools for vaccine management and distribution -- a critical but quickly changing market for enterprise software.