A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets
The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric.
Artificial Intelligence
The dawn of a new machine age.
The Guitar Sounds New Again
The grungy, extraterrestrial “Mk.gee tone” is everywhere and depends on a decades-old device.
The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
The Great Travel Meltdown of 2026
Airports are suffering a perfect storm of actual problems and passenger anxieties.
The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
Is Schoolwork Optional Now?
Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated.
Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem
What happens when AI can hack everything?
The ChatGPT Symptom Spiral
Be careful asking chatbots about your health.
Silicon Valley Is in a Frenzy Over Bots That Build Themselves
How close are we really to self-improving AI?
If You Need a Laptop, Buy It Now
Electronics are getting more expensive and worse. Blame the AI boom.
A Game Plan for the AI Boom
Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.
Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster
The AI boom wasn’t built for the polycrisis.
OpenAI Is Doing Everything … Poorly
The company’s sudden decision to pull the plug on Sora is a sign of deeper trouble.
When Claude Met Claude
Why is Anthropic sponsoring an exhibition about Monet?