I’ve used AI as a brain crutch, and that might be a problem

What I remember is the reflex—an almost-automatic pivot to an external brain to help me locate my own train of thought. I ...
Tech Times

Speech Recognition Accuracy Score Hides Its Worst Errors: Semantic Metrics Offer a Fix

Speech recognition accuracy benchmarks report low error rates while leaving the most critical words wrong. Researchers now ...
The Motley Fool

Donald Trump has repeatedly called on the FOMC to slash interest rates

If not for tariffs and the Iran war, perhaps the biggest story of Trump's second term has been his public feud with now-former Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Since Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, ...
AOL

President Donald Trump's 7-Word Take on Interest Rates Is Due for a Reality Check

Earlier this month, the widely followed Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and tech-stock-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) all ascended ...
U.S. News & World Report

The Fed Cut Rates. Will Mortgage Rates Follow Suit?

Some consumers have been hoping that Fed rate cuts would lead to lower mortgage rates so they can buy a home or refinance their mortgage, but long-term mortgage rates move independently from the ...
NPR

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...
Slate

I Thought Working for a Mostly Female-Led Company Would Be the Answer to My Frustrating Problem at Work. This Is a Nightmare.

I am a professional in my mid-30s who has had the (mis?)fortune of transitioning to focus on analytics a few years before the current AI explosion kicked off. My subject matter expertise in machine ...
Scientific American

Remote work is making Americans lonelier and sadder, new study suggests

When the pandemic hit, just like so many Americans, researcher Emma Harrington started working remotely. What shocked her most in those early days of COVID was how productive she was. Then a Ph.D.
MarketWatch

Another dire problem for Social Security: Trustees may be calculating the birth rate wrong

Social Security’s finances may be in worse shape than thought. The Social Security Trustees — who release a report each year on the health of the program that supports about 70 million retirees and ...
Seattle Times

Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent ...
Phys.org

Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college graduates, a ...