OpenAI Hires Aaron Chatterji to Be Its Chief Economist

Aaron Chatterji was chief economist at the Commerce Department under President Biden and served on President Obama’s Council of Economic Adv...

Ward Christensen, Early Visionary of Social Media, Dies at 78

Housebound during a 1978 blizzard, he and a friend began devising the first computer bulletin board, a forerunner of online services like Re...

Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say

Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lithium, more than enough to meet the world’s demand fo...

Michael Valentine, Who Helped Drivers Stay Under the Radar, Dies at 74

An engineer who loved to drive fast, he helped build an industry-altering device that made its debut after the national speed limit of 55 m....

Amazon Enters News With Live Election Coverage From Brian Williams

The tech giant has been increasing live programming on its streaming service, but this will be its first test with news. from NYT > Tec...