How to have a child in the digital age
When the journalist and culture critic Amanda Hess got pregnant with her first child, in…
Nokia is putting the first cellular network on the moon
Later this month, Intuitive Machines, the private company behind the first commercial lander that touched…
This artist collaborates with AI and robots
Many artists worry about the encroachment of artificial intelligence on artistic creation. But Sougwen Chung,…
Adventures in the genetic time machine
Eske Willerslev was on a tour of Montreal’s Redpath Museum, a Victorian-era natural history collection…
The Download: China’s EV to humanoid robot pivot, and voice clone censorship
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Calligraphy bot
Gloria Zhu ’26 and Lee Liu ’26 set out to make a calligraphy machine during…
The Download: AI-restored voices, and bot relationships
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China’s electric vehicle giants are betting big on humanoid robots
At the 2025 CCTV New Year Gala last month, a televised spectacle watched by over…
My sex doll is mad at me: A short story
The near future. It’s not a kiss, but it’s not not a kiss. Her lips—full,…
A woman made her AI voice clone say “arse.” Then she got banned.
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