As the Texas power crisis shows, our infrastructure is vulnerable to extreme weather
On Valentine’s Day, a rare burst of Arctic air spread across the central US and…
Four new hacking groups have joined an ongoing offensive against Microsoft’s email servers
A Chinese government-linked hacking campaign revealed by Microsoft this week has ramped up rapidly. At…
How to poison the data that Big Tech uses to surveil you
Every day, your life leaves a trail of digital breadcrumbs that tech giants use to…
Meet the AI algorithms that judge how beautiful you are
I first came across Qoves Studio through its popular YouTube channel, which offers polished videos…
Why reopening US schools is so complicated
Across the country, schools are wrestling with the difficult choice of whether to reopen, and…
“We’ll never have true AI without first understanding the brain”
The search for AI has always been about trying to build machines that think—at least…
SpaceX’s Starship has finally stuck the landing on its third flight
On March 3, SpaceX’s Starship pulled off a successful high-altitude flight—its third in a row.…
Should the US start prioritizing first vaccine doses to beat the variants?
The vaccine rollout in the United States has been sluggish, hampered by manufacturing delays, logistical…
Data-driven humanitarianism
It’s one of the most beautiful places on Earth, but its people are among the…
Rocket Lab could be SpaceX’s biggest rival
In the private space industry, it can seem that there’s SpaceX and then there’s everyone…