Tech

Hope and concern swirls for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’

Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over project

Small modular reactors face a big commercial test

The nuclear resurgence in the United States and the West more broadly has focused heavily on innovation in small modular reactors. The advanced reactor field is increasingly crowded with organizations announcing ambitious timelines and aggressive commercialization plans, many led by capable engineers pursuing meaningful innovation.

Is Natalie Portman really the subject of Rachel Cusk’s new novel? Nine things you need to know about the literary hoo-haa

Fiction sleuths are obsessed with the idea that the book, Life of M, is a flagrant riff on the actor’s life. And despite being a firm Cusk fan, Portman is reportedly not happy

Bill Gates calls for ‘human-reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover

In 6,000-word essay Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact

How Bad Could the U.S.-Canada Trade War Get?

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‘132F’: meet the man calling out NYC’s infernally hot subway stations

Jack Klein takes heat readings, gives fans to overheated passengers and lugs big jugs of water into the stations

Are women missing out on tech jobs?

That’s the claim in an Axios story this week. Women are slightly more than a quarter of new hires in artificial intelligence jobs, according to new LinkedIn data. Men hold 80% of technical jobs, 80% of head AI positions, 76% of engineering positions, and 74% of AI director jobs.

The rise of ‘biogossip’: Rachel Cusk’s Natalie Portman novel is the latest in a delicious literary lineage

The much-discussed Life of M is the latest in a lineage of celebrity satire that spans from Virginia Woolf to The Devil Wears Prada

The Last Sunrise review

Another familiar concoction fails to make use of its sunny location and chooses cheap melodrama over romantic charm

China's short-drama producers flood the market with cheap bets

The short-drama model offers an alternative to traditional entertainment, but rising distribution costs and audience-retention challenges remain.

Temasek-backed investor behind Unitree pitches Singapore as Chinese robots' path to U.S.

As Washington shuts out Chinese robotics, a Temasek-backed VC bets that startups with genuine development in the city-state can still reach American buyers.

'An act of resistance': Baltimore’s holdout homes

Ben Marcin’s stunning photographs show lone houses, derelict homes and makeshift camps that stand as epitaphs to past lives and offer insight into how Americans on the margins live