Month: September 2017
WhatsApp announces free Business app, will charge big enterprises
WhatsApp is gearing up to finally monetize its messaging app by charging large enterprise businesses for tools to better communicate with customers. WhatsApp will also offer a free app to small-to-medium sized businesses, though it hasn’t outlined the specific functionality of the app. The enterprise solution will allow global companies “to provide customers with useful […]
Elon Musk thinks AI will cause the third world war
Image: BEN MACMAHON/EPA/REX/Shutterstock Folks, we’re all screwed. Ever wondered if there would ever be another world war, and what will cause it? Worry no more, as CEO of everything Elon Musk has the answer: artificial intelligence. More precisely, “competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3,” he tweeted Monday. SEE ALSO: […]
Abstinence-only sex education is still being taught in schools but we can change that
Ah, back to school season—a time for sex educators to imbue an influx of kids with the same old “no sex until marriage” bullshit. Which makes an updated position paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health extra apt: Research has found, once again, that abstinence-only education is not only ineffective—it’s also dangerous. Combing through a […]
All 50 startups from Y Combinators Summer 2017 Demo Day 1
Biotech and artificial intelligence have emerged as the top startup trends at Y Combinator‘s 25th Demo Day. The 124 companies presenting at the entrepreneur school’s twice-yearly graduation event compose YC’s largest batch from its 12.5 years running. YC partner Michael Seibel kicked off the event by reiterating the accelerator’s commitment to advancing diversity in Silicon […]
Elon Musk just tweeted out another terrifying warning about the dangers of AI
Elon Musk has been sounding the warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence for several years, but on Monday, the Tesla CEO made a startling new prediction. Citing a story from the Verge in which Russia President Vladimir Putin said that the country leading the way in artificial intelligence will become the “ruler of the […]