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SenseTime relaunches Hong Kong IPO to raise $767m Sense…

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime Group is aiming to raise up to $767 million by pricing its shares between HK$3.85 and $HK3.99 each in its second attempt at a Hong Kong IPO, according to regulatory filings on Monday. SenseTime’s first attempt at listing was shelved last Monday after the company was placed on a U.S.… Continue reading SenseTime relaunches Hong Kong IPO to raise $767m Sense…

Tesla Sued Over Elon Musk’s Feud With Elizabeth Warren

Let him pay! Twitter’s Main Character Elon Musk’s celebration for receiving TIME’s “person of the year” award might’ve been cut short this week after a new lawsuit was filed against Tesla on Thursday. Musk wasn’t named as a defendant in the case, according to Bloomberg, but the suit — filed in Delaware Chancery Court by… Continue reading Tesla Sued Over Elon Musk’s Feud With Elizabeth Warren

Professor Hides Location of Free Cash in Syllabus, Zero Students Find It

The Devil’s in the details. Cashing In You really should be reading your college syllabus, and not just because professors harp about it at the beginning of each semester. It might actually pay cold, hard cash! Kenyon Wilson, associate head of performing arts at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, wanted to give students a… Continue reading Professor Hides Location of Free Cash in Syllabus, Zero Students Find It

Scientists Say the Laws of Physics May Be Changing

You know the old saying: the only thing constant is change. But we’d wager most people don’t think that line applies to the actual rules of the universe itself. As it turns out, though, researchers at Microsoft, along with scientists at Brown University and even one expert who consulted for Disney’s “Wrinkle in Time” think the… Continue reading Scientists Say the Laws of Physics May Be Changing

Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

This may be remembered as the year when the world learned that lethal autonomous weapons had moved from a futuristic worry to a battlefield reality. It’s also the year when policymakers failed to agree on what to do about it. On Friday, 120 countries participating in the United Nations’ Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons could… Continue reading Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser

Many of us use browser tabs to run our most frequented apps: media players, instant messengers, office suites, and more. But while this often means we can take our favorite services anywhere without installing anything, the web version of an app is not necessarily better. Here are five programs that are just as good—or better—in… Continue reading 5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser