This horse-riding astronaut is a milestone in AI’s journey to make sense of the world
When OpenAI revealed its picture-making neural network DALL-E in early 2021, the program’s human-like ability…
Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users
On a sunny morning last December, Iyus Ruswandi, a 35-year-old furniture maker in the village…
Applying laser technology to solve humanity’s challenges
For many people, the concept of directed energy, or lasers, conjures images of lightsabers and…
A battle is raging over long covid in children
Before Jasmin got covid-19 last year, she was an especially active 10-year-old. She loved dancing,…
The Download: a battle is raging over long covid in children
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UN climate report: Carbon removal is now “essential”
A bleak new report from the UN’s climate panel underscores the price the world is…
The creator of the CRISPR babies has been released from a Chinese prison
The daring Chinese biophysicist who created the world’s first gene-edited children has been set free…
Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy.
The droughts that swept across the western US in 2021 sparked wildfires and damaged crops.…
The Download: Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy.
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The Download: Chatbots could one day replace search engines. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea.
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