Online, the deeds and ingenuity of Dennis Fountaine had no bounds. One website listed the 67-year-old as a “technologist and entrepreneurial inventor” who has been “conceptualizing, researching, developing and licensing new products and technologies for 20+ years.” Another webpage described the Los Gatos-based Fountaine as an innovation prodigy, having created a hot dog cooker made … Read more
Book Reviews Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World By Parmy OlsonSt. Martin’s Press” 336 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Of all the technologies that have created buzz over the last few years, by … Read more
The headlines this election cycle have been dominated by unprecedented events, among them Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, the attempt on his life, Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance and his replacement on the Democratic ticket by Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s no wonder other important political developments have been drowned out, including the steady drip of … Read more
No one knows just many green jobs will be created in the United States over the next decade, but there’s little disagreement that the demand will create a huge opportunity for the next generation of workers. Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, an estimated $800 billion will flow from the federal government over … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple on Monday unveiled its newest generation of iPhones, with the usual improvements to their cameras and computing power. But this time, the company touted an additional selling point: artificial intelligence tools. The new iPhone 16 and 16 Pro will be the first smartphones built from the ground up with Apple Intelligence, the … Read more
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Burn Lin knows the ins and outs of the tiny chips that power your phones, cars and gaming consoles, and he knows there aren’t enough workers to keep up with skyrocketing demand. The electrical engineer started his career at IBM in 1970 but eventually returned to his roots in Taiwan where his work … Read more
On the Shelf Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter By Kate Conger and Ryan MacPenguin Press: 480 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Elon Musk is nearly as inescapable as Donald Trump. The owner of SpaceX and … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — When Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022, it marked a new era for the struggling San Francisco company. As the deal neared completion, Musk, the eccentric entrepreneur known for leading Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted, “Entering Twitter HQ — let that sink in!” with a video of him carrying a white sink into … Read more
Illustrating the power of emoji Illustrating the power of emoji 06:14 An emoji that speaks for the tired masses is coming to little screens soon. One of eight new emoji set to debut late this year and into the next, an exhausted face with bags beneath its eyes is among the new releases recently approved … Read more
Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up. That can damage the cells lining the esophagus, prompting them to grow back with genetic mistakes. About 22,370 times a year in the … Read more