Jacob Ward

Oakland, San Francisco

Correspondent and Producer at Freelance

Journo and Founder, The Rip Current // Frmr @NBCNews, @AlJazeeraEnglish, @PopSci editor-in-chief // Author of “The Loop," about our AI mania.

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The AI Stock Market Crash Isn't an Emergency. Here's What Is.

Jan 27, 2025 | theripcurrent.substack.com | Jacob Ward

The stocks of the big AI companies cratered this morning, and it really screwed up my day. I had a loose and experimental meditation all written up and ready for you about the importance of anticipating the unanticipated, but I had to shelve those hippie ramblings once news broke that Wall Street is punishing American AI giants like Meta and Microsoft. Why are those companies suddenly worth hundreds of billions of dollars less?
The AI industry is pushing a nuclear power revival - partly to fuel itself

Mar 7, 2024 | cnbc.com | Bella Aldrete |Jacob Ward |Emily Pandise

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses a speech during a meeting, at the Station F in Paris on May 26, 2023. Joel Saget | AFP | Getty ImagesTech firms and Silicon Valley billionaires have been pouring money into nuclear energy for years, pitching the sustainable power source as crucial to the green transition. Now they have another incentive to promote it: artificial intelligence.
The AI industry is pushing a nuclear power revival — partly to fuel itself | Flipboard

Mar 7, 2024 | flipboard.com | Bella Aldrete |Jacob Ward |Emily Pandise

Middle East5 hours agoSaudi Arabia’s First Male Robot Sparks Outrage For Inappropriately Touching Female Reporter During Live InterviewMashable - Omair Pall • 5hThe debut of Saudi Arabia's first male humanoid robot, 'Muhammad', at the DeepFast event in Riyadh has stirred quite a debate following an incident involving a female news reporter during the unveiling.
Visions of a Digital Nation

Feb 6, 2024 | mitpress.mit.edu | Jacob Ward

Description Praise Open Access Why the privatization of British Telecom signaled a pivotal moment in the rise of neoliberalism, and how it was shaped by the longer development and digitalization of Britain's telecommunications infrastructure. When Margaret Thatcher sold British Telecom for £3.6 billion in 1984, it became not only, at the time, the largest stock flotation in history, but also a watershed moment in the rise of neoliberalism and deregulation.
Race To Patent Your AI Innovations: Strategize With Your IP Attorney And File PPAs Quickly

Jan 19, 2024 | inventright.com | Jacob Ward

With artificial intelligence (AI) usage accelerating exponentially across industries, many entrepreneurs find themselves in a gold rush to stake IP claims in this dynamic landscape. Companies are scrambling to file patents on machine learning, neural networks, natural language processing and other AI-driven technologies.
New report says restricting social media access can help kids ... but only sometimes

Dec 13, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Jacob Ward

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released Wednesday grapples with the questions: Is social media harming teenagers? And what can parents, and the government, do about it? The authors surveyed hundreds of studies across more than a decade and came to complicated, occasionally contradictory, conclusions. On one hand, they found there isn’t enough population data to specifically blame social media for changes in adolescent health.
New report says restricting social media access can help kids ... but only sometimes

Dec 13, 2023 | msn.com | Jacob Ward
Is social media harming teens? A dive into the research cites risks but returns few hard answers

Dec 13, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Jacob Ward

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Is social media harming teens? A dive into the research cites risks but returns few hard answers

Dec 13, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Jacob Ward

Dec. 13, 2023, 5:00 PM UTCBy A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released Wednesday grapples with the questions: Is social media harming teenagers? And what can Congress, the Education Department and parents do about it? The answers are murky. The authors surveyed hundreds of studies across more than a decade and came to complicated, occasionally contradictory, conclusions.
Misinformation expert says Meta's influence on Harvard led to her firing

Dec 5, 2023 | sports.yahoo.com | Jacob Ward |Eamon Javers

One of the most respected researchers on social media and disinformation whose sudden departure from Harvard University made waves throughout the industry was the source of a whistleblower disclosure Monday against the university. The disclosure is the latest development in a dispute between the university and Joan Donovan that began in 2019. It could have far-reaching implications for academic freedom, social media research and donor relations at universities.

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Articles

The AI Stock Market Crash Isn't an Emergency. Here's What Is.

The AI industry is pushing a nuclear power revival - partly to fuel itself

The AI industry is pushing a nuclear power revival — partly to fuel itself | Flipboard

Visions of a Digital Nation

Race To Patent Your AI Innovations: Strategize With Your IP Attorney And File PPAs Quickly

New report says restricting social media access can help kids ... but only sometimes