Adam Grant on lessons from the pandemic, datum versus data, and how abstract numbers can lead to very real human outcomes

In this excerpt from the new book 'Speak Data,' the Wharton professor and best-selling author shares his thoughts on how we ...
The Gaston Gazette

Gaston Christian students to perform classic play: How to get tickets

Gaston Christian School will perform Anne of Green Gables this week. Directed by Cadie Nelson, Performances will take place at the Gaston Christian School Fine Arts Center, located at 1625 Lowell ...
The Hill

Trump administration pushes to get AI data centers on the grid faster

The Trump administration issued a proposal late Thursday that aims to help AI data centers get connected to the electric grid more quickly. Energy Secretary Chris Wright sent the proposal to the ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Does Spotify stop tracking user data on Oct. 31? What to know before 2025 Wrapped

Spotify Wrapped is an annual feature that shows users their listening data from the past year. While you cannot directly edit your Wrapped results, you can create a copy of the playlist to modify it ...
Fox News

AI flaw leaked Gmail data before OpenAI patch

A new cybersecurity warning reveals how hackers briefly weaponized ChatGPT's Deep Research tool. The attack, called ShadowLeak, allowed them to steal Gmail data through a single invisible prompt — no ...
MIT Technology Review

Redefining data engineering in the age of AI

As AI becomes central to the enterprise, data engineers are stepping out from behind the scenes to help shape AI strategy and influence business decisions. In partnership withSnowflake As ...
The New York Times

How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown

Tucked among the many pages of President Trump’s signature tax cuts is a single paragraph that provisions money for the Department of Homeland Security. Totaling $10 billion, and created to help ...
The New York Times

‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive. Trilobites Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 ...
Ars Technica

Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot”

On the surface, it seems obvious that training an LLM with “high quality” data will lead to better performance than feeding it any old “low quality” junk you can find. Now, a group of researchers is ...
The Conversation

Banning combustion engine cars by 2035 will be necessary to get Australia moving on electric vehicles

Hussein Dia receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the iMOVE Australia Cooperative Research Centre, Transport for New South Wales, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, ...
Reuters

Tesla set for strong quarter fueled by rush to get expiring US EV tax credits

Tesla launched affordable models to widen market share after tax credit expiry Tesla slashed lease prices on Premium variants amid fears of demand drop Q3 revenue seen rising 4.2% y-o-y to $26.24 bln ...