Proposed Anti-Book Ban Bills Presented in Massachusetts
Citing the statistics that 20% of Massachusetts librarians reported harassment online or in person, alongside the data that there were more challenges to books in the...
How resilient SaaS startups continue to build and scale in an era of efficiency
Traditional success metrics like the Rule of 40 and Magic Number must be revised amid an unpredictable and competitive market. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved....
What Is Multimodal AI?
Early AI models impressed based on their ability to interpret text prompts, but multimodal AI is capable of so much more. As existing models expand to...
Spot Technologies, now with $2M, will see AI security tech go into Mexico Walmarts
Spot’s flagship product, VisionX, taps into deep learning and computer vision technologies to analyze consumer and theft behaviors. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
7 of the Best YA Books by Trans Authors To Read in 2024
I write Book Riot’s queer books newsletter, Phew! With that very long introduction out of the way, let’s jump into the books! As always, the first...
Dumbest AI Stunt of the Week: A Robot George Carlin Standup Special
Someday we’ll move past the point where you can spend half an hour pumping out an AI video and generate headlines. Sadly, we’re not there yet....
Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: You Don’t Have to Play Chess to Be the Queen
I have three chess puzzles for you this week, but you don’t need to know the rules of chess for two of them. These two are...
Storystorm 2024 Day 15: Colleen Rowan Kosinski Hunts for Treasure
by Colleen Rowan Kosinski I’ve always been a “treasure hunter.” I’ll comb through yard sales, estate sales, and thrift shops searching for that piece of overlooked...
Humans Are the Most Alien Creatures
An excerpt from Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino In the beginning there is Adina and her Earth mother. Adina (in utero), listening to the advancing yeses of...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 15, 2024
Today’s Featured Book Deals $3.99 Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo Get This Deal $1.99 Fortune Favors The Dead by Stephen Spotswood Get This Deal $1.99 What...
