The Debrief: Power and energy
It may sound bluntly obvious, but energy is power. Those who can produce it, especially…
The AI Hype Index: AI-powered toys are coming
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI…
The Bank Secrecy Act is failing everyone. It’s time to rethink financial surveillance.
The US is on the brink of enacting rules for digital assets, with growing bipartisan…
The Download: Introducing the Power issue
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Scaling integrated digital health
Around the world, countries are facing the challenges of aging populations, growing rates of chronic…
A Chinese firm has just launched a constantly changing set of AI benchmarks
When testing an AI model, it’s hard to tell if it is reasoning or just…
Can we fix AI’s evaluation crisis?
As a tech reporter I often get asked questions like “Is DeepSeek actually better than…
Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy
On an afternoon in March in the middle of the world’s oldest desert, Johannes Michels…
The Anthropocene illusion
Over six years and across four continents, the London-based documentary photographer Zed Nelson has examined…
The Download: Namibia’s hydrogen hopes, and fixing AI evaluation
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…