Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies
In 1940, a fresh-faced Ronald Reagan starred as US Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft in…
The Download: Trump’s golden dome, and fueling AI with nuclear power
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
At least 73% of US adults have experienced online scams—here's how you can avoid the latest con
Online scammers continue to dupe the majority of American adults as they infiltrate virtual calendars…
Meet the early-adopter judges using AI
The propensity for AI systems to make mistakes and for humans to miss those mistakes…
Sam Altman and the whale
My colleague Grace Huckins has a great story on OpenAI’s release of GPT-5, its long-awaited…
What you may have missed about GPT-5
Before OpenAI released GPT-5 last Thursday, CEO Sam Altman said its capabilities made him feel…
'Stop killing games': Demands for game ownership must also include workers' rights
When French video-game publisher Ubisoft announced it was shutting down servers for The Crew, a…
Conversations remotely detected from cell phone vibrations, researchers report
An emerging form of surveillance, wireless tapping, explores the possibility of remotely deciphering conversations from…
This quantum radar could image buried objects
Physicists have created a new type of radar that could help improve underground imaging, using…
The Download: a quantum radar, and chipmakers’ deal with the US government
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…