Why Musk is vulnerable in conflict with Trump
The spectacular public feud last week between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has laid bare how much Musk may lose if their rocky relationship continues to unravel.
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You are hardwired to blindly trust AI. Here’s how to fight it.
Decades of research show we treat machines like magical answer fairies. No wonder AI nonsense keeps showing up in court, news articles and a White House report.
No AI, no job. These companies are requiring workers to use the tech.
Employees are expected to use artificial intelligence at Shopify, Box and Duolingo as executives shift toward the future.
Tallying Trump’s online posting frenzy: 2,262 ‘truths’ in 132 days
In his current term, the president has left his own record for social media missives in the dust. He posts day and night.
Trump withdraws Jared Isaacman’s nomination as NASA administrator
It was unclear what prompted the move to pull selection of the billionaire entrepreneur, who has ties to SpaceX and Elon Musk.
George E. Smith, Nobel laureate who envisioned digital imagery, dies at 95
Dr. Smith and a colleague imagined how to turn light into digital signals, pointing the way for digital photography and advances in medicine and astronomy.
A rocket scientist wrestles with backlash over her Blue Origin flight
Former NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe always dreamed of going to space. She never imagined realizing that dream would let loose a barrage of online hate.
Your chatbot friend might be messing with your mind
OpenAI, Meta and others want people to spend more time with AI chatbots, but there is growing evidence that they can hook users or reinforce harmful ideas.
Trump orders could end Chinese drone sales in the U.S.
The Trump administration is finalizing executive orders that could lead to Chinese drone makers like DJI being barred from selling new models in the U.S.
‘Mission Impossible’ is the perfect movie for our AI doomsday fears
What’s more kooky: Hollywood fantasy of AI apocalypse, or real life technology executives’ predictions of AI super intelligence?