Distant jets are giving us clues to how supermassive black holes get so big
At the center of every galaxy is a supermassive black hole—a monster that keeps the…
Scientists plan to drop the 14-day embryo rule, a key limit on stem cell research
In 2016, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz grew human embryos in a lab dish for longer than anyone…
Why is it so hard to build government technology?
It’s been a long, challenging year for government technologies. Some have failed massively, requiring endless…
Why European vaccine suspensions could have unintended consequences
Europe’s difficult rollout of covid-19 shots took another blow over the weekend, as several countries…
Making better decisions with big data personas
A persona is an imaginary figure representing a segment of real people, and it is…
Building a better data economy
It’s “time to wake up and do a better job,” says publisher Tim O’Reilly—from getting…
First he held a superspreader event. Then he recommended fake cures.
In late January, tech impresario Peter Diamandis hosted an exclusive, indoor conference for a group…
How China’s attack on Microsoft escalated into a “reckless” hacking spree
At first the Chinese hackers ran a careful campaign. For two months, they exploited weaknesses…
How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation
Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, a director of AI at Facebook, was apologizing to his audience. It…
Driving innovation with emotional intelligence
The world watched in wonder in February as NASA’s robotic rover Perseverance successfully landed on…