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013 - The Future of Fast Food

Internet Explorer 11 is not so future in my book. While I’m not a food blogger, I’m happy to support Plant Power’s overall mission. More plant based food – not just Impossible or Beyond meat alternatives are good in my book, even if the vegan options end up

I asked GPT-3 for the question to “42”. I didn’t like its answer and neither will you.

With growing excitement, I typed the prologue into the console: Why is there something rather than nothing? How is it possible for Universe the exist? And most importantly, what is the question to the answer “42”?The question had eluded mankind for centuries. But one day it finally happened: The

Forced Updates, Microsoft Edition

I stepped away from my computer for dinner, halfway through writing a story for The Verge.  When I got back, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Windows 10 had restarted my computer without permission yet again — to install yet another forced OS update onto my solid state drive. The craziest

AI Camera Ruins Soccer Game For Fans After Mistaking Referee's Bald Head For Ball

The AI camera appeared to mistake the man's bald head for the ball for a lot of the match, repeatedly swinging back to follow the linesman instead of the actual game. Many viewers complained they missed their team scoring a goal because the camera "kept thinking the

A History of SABRE Airline Software

The trajectory of air travel changed after a chance meeting between the president of American Airlines, and an IBM salesman — on an American flight. IBM, at the time, was working on a new communication system for the US Air Force. It involved a network of computers that sent and received

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