Why the next energy race is for underground hydrogen
It might sound like something straight out of the 19th century, but one of the…
The Download: AI for cancer diagnosis, and HIV prevention
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A new company plans to use Earth as a chemical reactor
Forget massive steel tanks—some scientists want to make chemicals with the help of rocks deep…
There can be no winners in a US-China AI arms race
The United States and China are entangled in what many have dubbed an “AI arms…
OpenAI has upped its lobbying efforts nearly sevenfold
OpenAI spent $1.76 million on government lobbying in 2024 and $510,000 in the last three…
The Download: AI’s coding promises, and OpenAI’s longevity push
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Why it’s so hard to use AI to diagnose cancer
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories…
The second wave of AI coding is here
Ask people building generative AI what generative AI is good for right now—what they’re really…
The Download: how to save social media, and “leftover” embryos
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science
When you think of AI’s contributions to science, you probably think of AlphaFold, the Google…