Meta is building a prediction market app, but it will launch without real-money bets
Another Zuck carbon copy could be on the way
Predictions articles
Kalshi calls itself a hedging platform now, but critics say it's still just sports betting in disguise
Push into Wall Street looks a lot like a strategy to dodge sports betting regulation
In Hindsight: Tech Quotes That Got the Future Right and Wrong
Tech leaders love predicting the future. Sometimes they nail it, sometimes they miss spectacularly, and sometimes they leave behind quotes that only get better with age.
Study finds even the best AI models lose money betting on soccer
Soccer betting experiment shows AI still struggles with real world uncertainty
NOAA's new AI weather system promises faster forecasts with less computing power
It marks a shift from physics-based models to data-trained AI systems
Connecting the dots: Weather forecasts are about to get faster, cheaper, and more AI-powered in the US. NOAA has put a new generation of machine learning weather models into live operation, promising more accurate predictions while using a fraction of the computing power of today's systems. It's a major shift in how the country prepares for storms, heat waves, and other extreme weather.
Google's AI weather model is outperforming US supercomputer forecasts this hurricane season
AI-driven predictions show striking gains in accuracy and speed over physics-based hurricane models
Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan becomes youngest self-made billionaire after latest investment round
Prediction market platform Polymarket secures $2 billion investment from NYSE parent
Lawyers may soon charge $10,000 an hour thanks to AI, says LexisNexis CEO
Won't somebody please think of the lawyers?
In 1863, one man warned us about AI - how a 19th-century letter foresaw AI fears
The theme of machine dominance would later find its way into numerous works of science fiction
Through the looking glass: In an era when the American Civil War dominated headlines, an English sheep farmer in New Zealand penned a letter that would prove remarkably prophetic. On June 13, 1863, The Press newspaper of Christchurch published a missive titled "Darwin among the Machines," which may contain the first published argument for halting technological progress to prevent machines from dominating humanity.
Analysts predict Arm CPUs will power 40% of notebooks by 2029
Arm currently accounts for 18 percent of the laptop market
Transhumanist author predicts artificial super-intelligence, immortality, and the Singularity by 2045
Dystopian Kurzweil: As Big Tech continues frantically pushing AI development and funding, many users have become concerned about the outcome and dangers of the latest AI advancements. However, one man is more than sold on AI's ability to bring humanity to its next evolutionary level.
Analysts expect DRAM prices to continue to rise in 2024
Clouded demand outlook and uncertain market conditions will heavily influence the next three months
"Cold shower" predicted for overhyped generative AI sector
Cost, regulation, and waning public interest could be issues for AI companies
DeepMind co-founder predicts "third wave" of AI: machines talking to machines and people
AKA, how Skynet begins
FIFA 23 is trying to correctly predict the World Cup winner for the fourth time in a row
Will it be an all-South American final?
Newly developed algorithm able to predict crime a week in advance with 90% accuracy
"Where's my minority report?"
In Hindsight... Tech Predictions and Quotes
#ThrowBackThursday Many have tried to follow Intel co-founder Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law fame) in bringing their tech predictions into the public eye... with varying degrees of success. Every year for nearly a decade, we've revisited this TechSpot original feature to bring new quotes to your attention. Here's a taste of those now infamous quotes.
Team of Blizzard veterans to make "the next great RTS"
More empty promises from game devs, or hopeful future for RTS fans?
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 could enter mass production in August
The GPUs are reportedly in the Design Validation Test phase
Apple is making a 14.1-inch MacBook Pro to complement 16-inch redesign
There are also new iPad and iMac models in the works
The PC should have been dead by now, but it's still alive and kicking
The PC refuses to die and has outlived predictions of its demise
7 Tech Predictions for 2019
Though it's a year shy of the big decade marker, 2019 looks to be one of the most exciting and most important years for the tech industry in some time. Thanks to the upcoming launch of 5G and foldable displays, as well as critical enhancements in AI, robotics, and other exciting areas, there's a palpable sense of expectation for the new year that we haven't felt for a while.
Analyst still believes Microsoft will kill the Surface line next year
Despite its success
NPD forecasts RDR2 and Switch best selling game and console for 2018
'This year's holiday video game slate is arguably the best this decade,' say industry experts
What to Expect from Amazon in 2018
Predictions include slashed grocery prices, new smart home gadgets, and more brick-and-mortar stores