How to Get Rich From Peeping Inside People’s Fridges
“People make fun of me about the fridges,” said Tassos Stassopoulos. “I am fridge-obsessed.” As the founder and managing partner of Trinetra, a London-based investment firm,...
The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
The news spread, first with an item on Fox News and then in outlets all over the world. Jason was so high on enthusiasm for the...
He Emptied an Entire Crypto Exchange Onto a Thumb Drive. Then He Disappeared
He told the court that he grew his beard down to his clavicle, shaved his head. He said that when he learned about the prosecutor’s indictment—that...
Elie Hassenfeld Q&A: ‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’
Sometimes donors expect that they can save a life for much less than $5,000, and they’re surprised to encounter our estimate. But most come to share...
The Deaths of Effective Altruism
My real hope is for the young people I know who truly want to work for a better world. They’re craving to do something meaningful, like...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Is Powering the AI Revolution
How big is your concern that these constraints will spur China to spin up competitive AI chips? China has things that are competitive. Right. This isn’t...
‘Over Time the Trust Will Come’: An Exclusive Interview With TikTok’s CEO
TikTok has irreversibly bent our culture’s trajectory, but that doesn’t guarantee it’ll be around to reap the benefits. (India banned the app long ago, and it’s...
How Not to Be Stupid About AI, With Yann LeCun
Once we get computers to match human-level intelligence, they won’t stop there. With deep knowledge, machine-level mathematical abilities, and better algorithms, they’ll create superintelligence, right? Yeah,...
She Sacrificed Her Youth to Get the Tech Bros to Grow Up
Moore’s pace remains relentless because the stakes are so high; she sees suffering around her and knows that not enough has been done about it. Of...
How to Use AI to Talk to Whales—and Save Life on Earth
For researchers and conservationists alike, the potential applications of machine learning are basically limitless. And Earth Species is not the only group working on decoding animal...