Tag: Technology

How to get your part of the Google settlement in Texas

Google settles $1.4B Texas lawsuit Top headlines include Google settling a massive privacy lawsuit filed by the State of Texas, Mexico suing Google over the label “Gulf of America,” a bill limiting ownership of land by some foreign buyers passes the Texas House and car dealerships brace for impacts from tariffs. AUSTIN, Texas – Texans […]

We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when you first realised you could game the outcome by carefully choosing the starting point? Flipping a coin, or […]

Advait Sarkar: How to stop AI from killing your critical thinking

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How to nurture your long-distance friendships

Open this photo in gallery: Research has shown that our social networks tend to shrink around the age of 25.iStockphoto/iStockPhoto / Getty Images Just a few years ago, I simply had to walk a few steps across my Toronto apartment to talk to my two best friends. I was a part of a tight-knit, five-person […]

Here’s how to use AI at work to avoid hallucinations and mistakes

Judges around the world are dealing with a growing problem: legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and submitted with errors such as citations to cases that don’t exist, according to attorneys and court documents. The trend serves as a cautionary tale for people who are learning to use AI […]