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We’ve reached a tipping point where we’ve got a cleaner alternative for most transport. Now we have to commit.

After hitting a power-output milestone, fusion technology is ready to graduate from small-scale lab experiment to full-sized power plant.

AI is elbowing its way into ever more jobs, but while how we work will change, people skills will still be the most important factor.

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, or DAOs, offer independently-minded internet users a safe haven—but it’s also a boon to those with a darker purpose.

Fragmented and focused social platforms might be good for helping you find a knitting community. But extremist groups are also using them to normalize darker […]

The climate crisis has become a mental health crisis. But eco-anxiety isn’t necessarily a pathology.

Targeted, AI-generated political misinformation is already out there—and humans are falling for it.

If not addressed by governments, racism, classism, austerity, and more will continue to drive mortality and illness among minorities.

The old playbook for power and control won’t work to retain Gen Z talent. Instead, employers need to take a cue from Roblox.

The year 2023 saw the “enshittification” of platforms from Facebook to Google Search. A new exit strategy means platforms will have to play nicely with […]

Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.

Treatment of Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and other brain diseases depends on reliable detection—especially in those who don’t even know they’re […]

The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone but those with the […]

The lawless, Wild West era of AI and technology is almost at an end, as data protection authorities use new and existing legislation to get tough.

The glory days of venture capital are winding down, leaving in their wake a host of overstuffed tech firms and a bear market ready to maul.

Rose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results.

Advancements in science will bring unprecedented lens into the complexities of the ocean, and a renewed call for humans to protect it.

In the race to scale up, the number of AIs being trained on poor-quality data sets has swelled—and it’s going to amplify all kinds of inequities.

It’s easy to accuse algorithms of stifling creativity, but designers of every stripe should be embracing their multidisciplinary abilities.

Stepping off the hedonistic treadmill, younger workers are demanding a more authentic employment experience.