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Total: 133

What counts as 'open-source AI'? The answer could determine who gets to shape the future of the tech

From generous government subsidies to support for lithium batteries, here are the keys to understand

In China, people are seeking help from AI-generated avatars to process their grief after a family me

Sure, there's too much red tape, but there is another reason building anything is so expensive: the

AI-powered BaZi analysis has become the new oracle for a disillusioned generation seeking answers.

How companies like Amazon and Google reach their emissions goals is more important than how fast. T

A look back at the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional think tank that detected lies

The US still has no federal privacy law. But recent enforcement actions against data brokers may off

The incoming administration’s hostile trade plans threaten to slow the shift to cleaner industries,

A string of startups are racing to build models that can produce better and better software. They cl

For a while researchers thought they’d have to make do with noisy, error-prone systems, at least in

If most robots still need remote human operators to be safe and effective, why should we welcome the

People are spending thousands of dollars on unproven exosome therapies for hair loss, skin aging, an

If we’re going to live on Mars we’ll need a way to grow food in its arid dirt. Researchers think the

Researchers have been dreaming of an Internet of Animals. They’re getting closer to monitoring 100,0

An intelligent digital agent could be a companion for life—and other predictions for the next 125 ye

Startups in Latvia and other nearby countries see the mobilization of Ukraine as a warning and as in

At its best, AI search can better infer a user’s intent, amplify quality content, and synthesize inf

“Electroceuticals” promised the post-pharma future for medicine. But the exclusive focus on the nerv

The weeds are winning

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As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a