Here’s one career emerging from the AI shift: ‘forward-deployed engineers’
On Thursday, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian issued a call for “forward-deployed engineers” to apply for jobs in the company’s go-to-market AI team. Their task:
‘The biggest El Niño event since the 1870s’: ‘Super’ El Niño is now the most likely scenario by the end of this year — and the humanitarian cost could be huge
A “very strong” El Niño is now the most probable scenario for the October-to-February period.
AI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and girls: We urgently need to regulate them
AI chatbots normalize sexual violence, initiate unwanted sexual conversations and offer personalized stalking advice because of how they’re designed. Their makers need to be held
Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
Coal is by far the most polluting fuel that we use. It produces the most carbon emissions per unit of energy, and impurities in the
‘I heard gasps’ and ‘oh my God’: Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipse
In their first visit to Canada since returning to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts opened up about the moments that blew their minds — and
Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app
Weather-monitoring company AcuRite is forcing device owners to use a new companion app on May 30, frustrating some long-time customers. AcuRite, which sells devices such
Crabs’ sideways walk may have evolved just once
A study of 50 crab species in Japan traces the iconic sideways walk to a single ancestor, suggesting the trait drove the group’s remarkable diversity.
Our understanding of Charles Darwin continues to evolve
Historian Janet Browne’s Darwin: A Biography lifts the curtain on the private life of Charles Darwin, one of science’s most controversial pioneers.
Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial ends in mistrial after jury fails to reach verdict
Harvey Weinstein’s third rape retrial has ended in a mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked.
Anthropic and the Gates Foundation are betting $200 million that AI can do more than make money
Anthropic has committed $200 million over four years to a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest deal of its kind
Eighteen48 raises EUR175 million to back the private equity deals no one else sees
Eighteen48 Partners, the London-based alternative asset manager co-founded by Julien Sevaux, Tarek AbuZayyad, and Edward Clive, has closed €175 million for the first tranche
Trump calls journalist’s Iran reporting ‘treasonous’
Trump called New York Times journalist reporting on the Iran war as “treasonous” while claiming a ‘victory’.
Pakistan’s Fatima Sana breaks world record for fastest 50 in women’s T20
Pakistan captain Sana scored 50 off 15 balls in a match-winning innings against Zimbabwe in Karachi.
Texas Republican forces children’s hospital to open a “detransition clinic”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, locked in a tight race with incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) for the Republican nomination for Senate, is burnishing his