The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged

Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze of legacy systems.

‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’

In this episode, we dive into Nvidia’s annual developer conference and what CEO Jensen Huang is saying about the future of the company.

COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages

The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It’s also dangerously difficult to remove.

Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die

For seven years, she ran high-security nuclear simulations for the US government. Now, this famous supercomputer is being put to death.

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.