As data privacy collides with AI’s rapid expansion, the Berkeley-trained technologist explains how a new generation of models ...

From disaster zones to underground tunnels, robots are increasingly being sent where humans cannot safely go. But many of ...

The nonprofit's founder compared the tool to the innovativeness of technology to predict hurricanes and their paths.

The free software community has always thwarted the toughest challenges facing freedom in technology. This winter season, we want to thank the many individuals and projects that have helped us get ...

A new open-source device records whale clicks with context, giving AI the data it needs to search for structure in sperm ...

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.

The more important question for the decade ahead is whether AI will merely concentrate power or serve to strengthen public institutions and expand human agency. That answer is unfolding now in ...

AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.

Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on topics including gun violence prevention, cash transfers, refugees, regenerative agriculture, adapting to climate change, reinventing solidarity, ...

Fernando Moreno has been on dialysis for about two years, enduring an “unbearable” wait for a new kidney to save his life. His limited world of social contacts has meant that his hopes have hinged on ...