DOGE’s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data
Tech buzzwords are clanging through the halls of Washington, DC. The Trump administration has promised…
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 console prices for Europe, UK and Australia citing economic turmoil
Sony said it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles…
A vision for the future of automation
The manufacturing industry is at a crossroads: Geopolitical instability is fracturing supply chains from the…
Phase two of military AI has arrived
Last week, I spoke with two US Marines who spent much of last year deployed…
How the federal government is tracking changes in the supply of street drugs
In 2021, the Maryland Department of Health and the state police were confronting a crisis:…
This architect wants to build cities out of lava
Arnhildur Pálmadóttir was around three years old when she saw a red sky from her…
The Download: tracking the evolution of street drugs, and the next wave of military AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
VR can take users for a sneaky spin without making them sick, research shows
Surprising new research has revealed that people's perception of motion can be radically manipulated in…
Meet the researchers testing the “Armageddon” approach to asteroid defense
One day, in the near or far future, an asteroid about the length of a…
Human-AI relationships pose ethical issues, psychologists say
It's becoming increasingly commonplace for people to develop intimate, long-term relationships with artificial intelligence (AI)…