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In 1985, IBM was America’s most valuable company, one of its most profitable, and among its largest employers, with a payroll of nearly 400,000. Today, Nvidia is nearly 20 times as valuable and five times as profitable as IBM was back then, adjusted for inflation. Yet it employs roughly a 10th as many people. That…
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average held the 50,000 mark and made a record close amid a broad stock rally Monday. Artificial intelligence stock Monday.comMNDY plunged but OracleORCL, NvidiaNVDA and MicrosoftMSFT moved higher on the stock market today. Meanwhile, Cathie Wood snapped up a Warren Buffett holding. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed higher, finishing the…
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Guidance based on artificial intelligence (AI) may be uniquely placed to foster biases in humans, leading to less effective decision making, say researchers, who found that people with a positive view of AI may be at higher risk of being misled by AI tools. The study, titled “Examining Human Reliance on Artificial Intelligence in Decision…
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As February 2026 approaches, crypto investors are searching for the best cheap cryptocurrencies with strong upside potential. With large-cap coins moving sideways, analysts are shifting focus to low-priced altcoins that offer real utility, active development, and room for growth. This comparison highlights three affordable crypto projects that experts believe stand out for February 2026, based…
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It’s a typical workday and you sign onto your computer. Unbeknownst to you, a high-frequency sensing system embedded in your work device is now tracking your heart rate, allowing your employer to monitor your breaks, engagement, and stress levels and infer alertness. It sounds like a dystopian scenario, but some believe it’s not so far…
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Your face could trigger a security alert during next month’s family vacation check-in. The Department of Homeland Security’s HART facial recognition system falsely flags innocent travelers as fugitives in 35% of cases-rising to 50% for Latino and Hispanic passengers-according to a critical Electronic Frontier Foundation article. While DHS markets “99% accuracy,” the reality feels more…
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The F-15EX Eagle II and the F/A-18 Super Hornet sit at the heart of a quiet but consequential debate inside Western air forces: whether raw speed and payload or carrier-borne versatility and survivability should define the next generation of non‑stealth fighters. Both jets trace their lineage to Cold War icons, yet each has been re‑engineered…
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A gardener was delighted when a local bird made a meal for itself in their garden, but they were shocked by its choice of vegetables. In the r/GardeningAustralia subreddit, the OP shared a video of a kookaburra feasting on their jalapeño plant. (Click here to watch the video if the embed does not appear.) “Since…
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The Ablefly National Drone Soccer Championship Finals concluded on Sunday in Chengdu, marking a milestone for both competitive sports and the low-altitude economy. The event brought together more than 10,000 participants, making it the world’s largest drone soccer tournament to date. A total of 1,116 teams from China and overseas competed over three days at…
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Despite the apocryphal warning of W.C. Fields, kids and animals can sell stuff. And as a result, both have had their moments at the Super Bowl. Most notably, Budweiser made frogs talkin 1995, with immediately ranking the ad among “most iconic alcohol campaigns in advertising history.” And you didn’t need to be a parent to…