DOGE’s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data
Tech buzzwords are clanging through the halls of Washington, DC. The Trump administration has promised…
A vision for the future of automation
The manufacturing industry is at a crossroads: Geopolitical instability is fracturing supply chains from the…
How the federal government is tracking changes in the supply of street drugs
In 2021, the Maryland Department of Health and the state police were confronting a crisis:…
Phase two of military AI has arrived
Last week, I spoke with two US Marines who spent much of last year deployed…
This architect wants to build cities out of lava
Arnhildur Pálmadóttir was around three years old when she saw a red sky from her…
The Download: tracking the evolution of street drugs, and the next wave of military AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Meet the researchers testing the “Armageddon” approach to asteroid defense
One day, in the near or far future, an asteroid about the length of a…
Why the climate promises of AI sound a lot like carbon offsets
The International Energy Agency states in a new report that AI could eventually reduce greenhouse-gas…
How AI is interacting with our creative human processes
In 2021, 20 years after the death of her older sister, Vauhini Vara was still…
Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military
For much of last year, about 2,500 US service members from the 15th Marine Expeditionary…