AI gains momentum in core manufacturing services functions

When considering the potential for AI systems to change manufacturing, Ritu Jyoti, global AI research lead at market-intelligence firm IDC, points to windmill manufacturers. To improve windmills before AI, she says, the company analyzed data from observing a functioning prototype, a process that took weeks. Now, the manufacturer has dramatically […]

Ex-Instagram consultant Arturo Bejar, set to testify in Congress on Nov. 7, says Meta didn’t sufficiently act on its Well-Being Team’s findings to protect teens (Jeff Horwitz/Wall Street Journal)

Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:Ex-Instagram consultant Arturo Bejar, set to testify in Congress on Nov. 7, says Meta didn’t sufficiently act on its Well-Being Team’s findings to protect teens  —  When a Meta security expert told Mark Zuckerberg that Instagram’s approach to protecting teens wasn’t working, the CEO didn’t […]

Humans at the heart of generative AI

It’s a stormy holiday weekend, and you’ve just received the last notification you want in the busiest travel week of the year: the first leg of your flight is significantly delayed. You might expect this means you’ll be sitting on hold with airline customer service for half an hour. But […]

Flexport acquires the tech stack of shuttered digital freight startup Convoy; a source says Convoy CEO Dan Lewis will join Flexport as part of the deal (Theo Wayt/The Information)

Theo Wayt / The Information:Flexport acquires the tech stack of shuttered digital freight startup Convoy; a source says Convoy CEO Dan Lewis will join Flexport as part of the deal  —  Flexport has reached a deal to buy the technology of shuttered trucking startup Convoy, as Flexport doubles down on […]