How churches use data and AI as engines of surveillance
On a Sunday morning in a Midwestern megachurch, worshippers step through sliding glass doors into…
The Download: clean energy progress, and OpenAI’s trilemma
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Why we should thank pigeons for our AI breakthroughs
In 1943, while the world’s brightest physicists split atoms for the Manhattan Project, the American…
Caught in a social media echo chamber? AI can help you out
Falling for clickbait is easy these days, especially for those who mainly get their news…
Sibling and friend game time key to keeping children safe in online video games, say researchers
Older siblings and friends may play important, and sometimes overlooked, roles in helping parents keep…
The Download: Taiwan’s silicon shield, and ChatGPT’s personality misstep
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Taiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakening
One winter afternoon in a conference room in Taipei, a pair of twentysomething women dragged…
Why US federal health agencies are abandoning mRNA vaccines
This time five years ago, we were in the throes of the covid-19 pandemic. By…
Grok 4's new AI companions offer 'pornographic productivity' for a price
The most controversial AI platform is arguably the one founded by Elon Musk. The chatbot…
Indigenous knowledge meets artificial intelligence
There is no word for art in most Native American languages. Instead, the closest terms…