Algorithms shape our lives and steal our focus. Rituals can help us not only regain control of our attention; they're also a ...

Every day, algorithms make consequential decisions about millions of people's lives—who gets approved for a mortgage, who is called back for a job interview, who receives priority care in a hospital ...

The US is developing a long-range X-ray system that will allow the military to see inside vehicles and buildings from a distance of 1 kilometer to ensure the safety of soldiers.

Caltech scientists have developed a method that detects tiny, imperceptible movements at the surface of objects to reveal details about what lies beneath. By analyzing the physics of waves traveling ...

A new study shows X's algorithm can nudge users' political views as online platforms remain a key part of broader election discourse.

When we seek happiness, what exactly are we searching for? And when we wish happiness on someone else, what is it that we truly desire for them?

A method for making quantum computers less error-prone could let them run complex programs such as simulations of materials more efficiently, thus making them more useful ...

(More broadly, the military use of AI needs to be a granular question. We might find, for example, that AI helps with ...

An examination of the emerging antitrust risks associated with the rise of AI, including the state of US regulation and key antitrust enforcement concerns.

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves ...

If something goes wrong with a vendor's AI system, who can explain what happened — the vendor, the in-house engineers, ...

The X algorithm’s promotion of conservative content may shift the political opinions of those who switch to its “For You” tab after previously using a purely chronological feed, a study published ...