Technology

A genetic tweak keeps potatoes efficient in the heat

Three forensic examiners at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory last year mistakenly concluded that cartridge cases from a crime scene matched a specific firearm. The error exposes systemic flaws that risk wrongful convictions

Google’s AlphaGeometry2 AI reaches the level of gold-medal students in the International Mathematical Olympiad

AI-based systems can help identify livestock’s early signs of distress

Elon Musk’s Fork in the Road isn’t just a sculpture—it’s a monument to the tech world’s obsession with civilizational survival, which has its roots in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

DOGE’s Elon Musk should turn his $2-trillion hatchet to wasteful and perilous U.S. nuclear weapons modernization plans

Reviving nuclear power plants to power AI threatens an avalanche of nuclear waste

The accident that resulted in a commercial airplane crashing into the Potomac yesterday will require air safety investigators to dig deep

A Chinese start-up has stunned the technology industry—and financial markets—with a cheaper, lower-tech AI assistant that matches the state of the art

AI “alignment” is a buzzword, not a feasible safety goal

A technique called “test-time compute” can improve how AI responds to some hard questions, but it comes at a cost

Mobile sports betting apps’ frictionless designs, personalized notifications and 24/7 availability have many gambling addiction experts worried