The plan — conquer China and push west to attack the Ottomans — was peak imperial hubris, as the Spanish themselves eventually realized.

A look at how criminals are using unrestricted chatbots and how cyber defenders are fighting back.

“Let me walk you through the biggest traps that you should be aware of that are a danger to your financial wellbeing.”

Solar power has the disadvantage that there's no Sun at night. Satellite startup Reflect Orbital wants to change that, but at what cost?

Companies are pouring resources into AI, yet capability gaps hold employees back from using it effectively.

In this excerpt from "Governing Babel," John Wihbey explores how AI is reshaping online moderation by offering tools that can help human moderators, but also raises the risk of disinformation and digital chaos.

In this excerpt from "The Formula for Better Health," Tom Frieden explores how Alice Hamilton transformed public health in her fight against lead poisoning.

The incredible story of how the US Army began the march toward generative AI in 1943 — and what it means for your business today.

A conversation with Dr. Susan Schneider on the AI risks we’re not talking about and why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.

The fear of unleashing forces beyond control has haunted science for centuries.

“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”

“If you ask a computer, it will say, most of the time you want to either be raising or folding, right? You want to take an aggressive action or quit. I think this is a great metaphor for lots of things in real life, too.”

The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.

“Climate analog mapping” finds the place that is currently as warm as your city might be in 60 years.