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A working definition of an Open Web and what we can strive for to building an open and sustainable internet.

If you’re not a professional programmer but you’ve ever used a computer, this article is for you – seriously. You will learn what code is, what software is, how apps get written, and what different programming languages do and why they matter. Plus you’ll get details about other technical issues. Along the way, Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Paul Ford explains the culture and some of the psychology of programming. This delightfully animated article is essential for anyone not in the programming field who uses computers. getAbstract recommends it to everyone interested in learning more about programming, its culture and its principles.

Robotic process automation (RPA) is an exploding software category in the enterprise. Here's what it means and why it matters.

«Robotic process automation (RPA) — technology that automates monotonous, repetitive chores traditionally performed by human workers — is big business. Forrester estimates that RPA and other AI subfields created jobs for 40% of companies in 2019 and that a tenth of startups now employ more digital workers than human ones.»

Technical literacy is key to career success, even for non-engineers. Learn how to master the tools of your trade and build a solid tech foundation.

«MAKE A PLAN Learning “guitar” is hard, but learning a song on guitar is a lot easier.»

“Financial operations” (FinOps) is an emerging software category with a massive opportunity to streamline, automate, and optimize how we move money, while giving the entire organization a real-time…

You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder.

We can't wait for tech regulation and competition reform to ensure ethical AI. We need to move forward now.

It’s no accident — the intertwining of religion and technology is centuries old.

«Both were a response to core human anxieties: our mortality; the difficulty of judging whether we’re doing right or wrong; the unknowability of our life’s meaning and ultimate place in this universe — or the next one.»

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Today’s world requires vastly more copper than you could imagine, and the world of electric vehicles will require even more. That means finding new ways to find and extract copper from the earth’s…

It’s basically a self-homing Tesla — with an explosive on board.

Climate change, protests, tech, elitism, (untrue) Ebola rumors—everything converged when heavy rains left thousands of people stranded in the Nevada desert.

Last spring, I attended a conference where a leading expert in quantum computing gave an overview talk about the state of her field. Afterward, over coffee, I asked her how long before we would have…

Every few decades Physics produces a fundamentally new 'thing' that changes what's physically possible. - @Andercot Humanity might have just unlocked a new achievement… A very nerdy corner of Twitter…

«With zero resistance transmission materials, there could be near-zero loss of energy. Cost of energy could fall by one-third JUST by improving transmission.»

One student’s desire to get out of a final exam led to the ubiquitous algorithm that shrinks data without sacrificing information.

I defend the view that the mind is a computer, and why people who devote their lives to studying the brain believe it.

How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

Like the microscope and the telescope did centuries ago, new technologies to capture and analyze sound are leading to startling discoveries about what the eyes cannot see.

The capacity of AI to generate content is overwhelming the web.

«decades of research prove that the best way to improve AI systems is not by trying to engineer intelligence but by simply throwing more computer power and data at the problem.»

How Computers Think: Introduction

Large language models mimic human chatter, but scientists disagree on their ability to reason.

«“It was not meant as a literal test that you would actually run on the machine — it was more like a thought experiment,” says François Chollet, a software engineer at Google who is based in Seattle, Washington.»

Three Generational Shifts Shaping Technology & Culture