A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
This past May, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air medevac plane took off from Roswell, New Mexico, and headed west to...
Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups
In December, Representative Jack Bergman of Michigan, a staunch ally of President Trump and MAGA defender, took to the House...
Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking
Brett Bonner saved hundreds of lives during 21 years on rescue boats in the Coast Guard. When he died, his...
AI could end up too cheap to control
The AI industry’s investors and critics don’t agree on much. But many in each camp share at least one basic...
As China’s A.I. Gets Stronger, It Poses New Risks to Beijing
China has cast itself as a champion of low-cost, open-source artificial intelligence technology that it says should be made widely...
Sam Altman says cognitive atrophy is one of the most overlooked risks of the AI era
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could cause "cognitive atrophy" if people let it...
Russia Hits Ukraine With Missiles and Drones, Killing at Least 8
Russia pounded Ukrainian cities overnight with a barrage of missiles and drones that killed at least eight people and wounded...
Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
For the last 15 years, talking to Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant on iPhones, felt profoundly uncool. Though it performed a...
Mistaken Username Sent Man to Prison for 18 Months, Court Finds
A Canadian man served 18 months in prison after being wrongfully convicted of offenses related to child pornography in 2023...
7 of Betye Saar’s Most Important Works
In 1972, the Rainbow Sign, a Black cultural center in Berkeley, Calif., put on a group show that featured a...
