Meta Admits Use of ‘Pirated’ Book Dataset to Train AI
In recent months, rightsholders of all ilks have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models. The list includes record labels, individual authors, visual artists, and...
Changes we’re making to Google Assistant
Google Assistant will no longer support a number of underutilized features to focus on improving quality and reliability. Source : Changes we’re making to Google Assistant
Five ways Victoria’s Secret & Co. is using AI to make shopping more personalized and inclusive
A new partnership between Victoria’s Secret & Company and Google Cloud uses AI and generative AI to make online shopping more personalized and inclusive. Source :...
The Real Cost of a Family Business
Amy Jo Burns’ second novel, Mercury, is a heartfelt portrait of a working-class family set in an unsuspecting industrial town in Pennsylvania in the 1990s that...
Kaveh Akbar’s Labor of Love
The moment Kaveh Akbar realized he’d broken through as a poet, he was driving down the highway. It was Dec. 26, 2016, and he glanced at...
What are You Reading This Week
We’re already approaching the end of the second week of January, which means that if my math is correct, we should all be finished or almost...
Lawful Evil to Chaotic Good: Identifying the Best Time of Day to Read
Let’s begin with the bad, shall we? Good things come to those who wait (right?) and the best awaits you at the end of this list....
20 of the Best Fantasy Books of 2023
There’s only ever so much time in a day and only so much that we’re allowed to read during the day (why do I need to...
10 of the Most-Anticipated Audiobooks of January 2024
One of the best things about the new year is new audiobooks! There’s something special about an audiobook. Whether it’s a walk on a brisk winter...
Kitchen Warriors; or, Which Superheroes Are Most Likely to Help with the Dishes
P.J. O’Rourke once wrote, “Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” What does that mean, exactly? I take several...
