AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world
Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately
Polymarket CEO says he founded his company from his bathroom
In today’s world, you can pretty much bet on anything—from whether Taylor Swift will be seen at the next Kansas City Chiefs NFL game to what the next Fed rate…
How the Democratic Party lost American workers: It’s the minimum wage, stupid
The election results are a wake-up call for Democrats. This election wasn’t a fluke, it was a repudiation of a Democratic Party that many Americans clearly feel does not represent…
Trump vs Powell could be first big fight over economy
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s curt but clear response on whether he would step down from his job under pressure could set up President-elect Donald Trump’s first major showdown over his…
The Tyranny of IRR: A Reality Check on Private Market Returns
Asset owners have dramatically increased their allocations to private markets over the past two decades, driven largely by a mistaken belief that private debt and equity deliver returns that are…
Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock
Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and researchers warned that a critical lag in…
Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience
A chimpanzee tackling a number test on a touch screenAkiho Muramatsu The pressure of a watching audience can have positive or negative effects on human performance, and it turns out…
Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others
Elephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flexibility, length and the physics of flowing water. Researchers studying three Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hates bureaucracy so much he’s planning to increase the ratio of employees to managers
In an effort to stymie bureaucracy at Amazon, CEO Andy Jassy in mid-September announced a plan to increase the ratio of individual contributors to managers by at least 15% by…
How WM communicates its environmental impact to build trust
In the waste management business, what you tell employees, customers, investors, and the public about your environmental footprint shouldn’t be garbage. “We have to be transparent about our impact on…
