Local AI is driving the biggest change in laptops in decades(spectrum.ieee.org)

227 points by barqawiz 10 months ago | 224 comments

Deep Learning’s Diminishing Returns (2021)(spectrum.ieee.org)

67 points by jrepinc 3 years ago | 27 comments

Science Fiction Short: Hijack(spectrum.ieee.org)

33 points by sohkamyung 2 years ago | 10 comments

NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power (2022)(spectrum.ieee.org)

45 points by kristianp 3 years ago | 21 comments

A Swiss firm’s software mines the world’s knowledge for patent opportunities(spectrum.ieee.org)

10 points by geox 2 years ago | 5 comments

Shipt’s algorithm squeezed gig workers, who fought back(spectrum.ieee.org)

263 points by cyberlimerence 2 years ago | 137 comments

Car companies are in a billion-dollar software war(insideevs.com)

407 points by rntn 1 year ago | 710 comments

InsideEVs feature on how car companies are spending billions on in-house software efforts, with most struggling and some faring better than others.

Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival(cnbc.com)

833 points by mjwhansen 3 years ago | 831 comments

CNBC article on US software companies facing large tax bills from the Section 174 change requiring R&D expenses to be amortized, threatening startup survival.

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt(futurism.com)

628 points by technewssss 3 months ago | 317 comments

Futurism article reporting that AI companies are using off-balance-sheet arrangements to hide large amounts of debt.

Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D(arstechnica.com)

400 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 180 comments

Ars Technica article on a Senate report finding major drug companies spend more on executive pay and shareholder payouts than on R&D, citing patent thickets.

The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else(washingtonpost.com)

359 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 8 months ago | 596 comments

Washington Post article on how the roughly $700 billion AI spending boom is causing shortages of electricians, components, and pricier smartphones elsewhere in the economy.

AI makes tech debt more expensive(gauge.sh)

436 points by 0x63_Problems 1 year ago | 213 comments

A Gauge blog article arguing that AI coding tools make technical debt more costly rather than less relevant.