Now 76, the inventor and futurist hopes to reach “the Singularity” and live indefinitely. His margin of error is shrinking.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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One Million Checkboxes, ‘Useless’ Internet Game, Lives Up to Its Name
The most “useless” website you can imagine has become a hit — and an unintentional case study in internet behavior.
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Investors Pour $27.1 Billion Into A.I. Start-Ups, Defying a Downturn
Funding for A.I. firms made up nearly half the $56 billion in U.S. start-up financing from April to June, according to PitchBook.
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Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76
A favorite of early personal computer users, his company was eventually overtaken by Microsoft Word. He later came out as gay and became an L.G.B.T.Q. activist.
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In Ukraine War, A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots
Driven by the war with Russia, many Ukrainian companies are working on a major leap forward in the weaponization of consumer technology.
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S&P and Stocks So Far This Year: Turbulence Behind Gains
The S&P 500 has climbed sharply this year, with few big swings. Below the surface, though, there’s a great deal of turmoil
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Consulting Firms Are the Early Winners of the AI Boom
Rattled by tech’s latest trend, businesses have turned to advisers at Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and KPMG for guidance on adopting generative artificial intelligence.
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The A.I. Boom Has an Unlikely Early Winner: Wonky Consultants
Rattled by tech’s latest trend, businesses have turned to advisers at Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and KPMG for guidance on adopting generative artificial intelligence.
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Volkswagen Will Invest Up to $5 Billion in EV Maker Rivian
VW and Rivian, a maker of electric trucks that has struggled to increase sales and break even, will work together on software and other technologies.
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Inside Nvidia’s $500 Billion Wipeout
The chipmaker’s stock has tumbled in recent days, a reminder that the artificial intelligence stock boom could be tough to sustain.