In 2026, tech leaders are learning a painful lesson: the problem with scaling AI adoption isn't understanding the algorithm, ...
Before big tech engineers can improve the fairness of recommendation systems, such as social media feeds and online shopping ...
Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...
As Big Tech companies face legal backlash for addictive features and potential mental health risk, parents are ceding responsibility for what happens inside the home. On March 25th, Meta and Google ...
Artificial Intelligence is increasingly embedded in online gambling platforms, promising earlier detection of risky behavior while raising concerns that the same technology could intensify addiction ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new arms race and the centerpiece of defense modernization efforts across multiple countries, including the United States. Yet, despite the surge in AI investments, ...
One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
Media personalities and online influencers who sow social division for a living, blame the rise of assassination culture on Antifa and MAGA. Meanwhile, tech CEOs gin up fears of an AI apocalypse. But ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...