Technology
Microsoft is worth $4 trillion. What does that mean for AI?
Just weeks after Nvidia became the first publicly traded company worth $4 trillion, Microsoft has now hit the milestone.
Did Apple empower China?
Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee argues in his new book 'Apple in China' that China wouldn’t be the China it is today without Apple.
Mass General Brigham builds AI tool to warn patients about the dangers of extreme heat
Mass General Brigham is partnering with IBM on an artificial intelligence tool to send bespoke heat alerts to the patients most at risk.
What's inside Trump's AI action plan?
The plan could make it easier for tech companies to move quickly on building data centers and other infrastructure to advance artificial intelligence. But it also requires AI companies doing...
From video games to AI: How Nvidia became a $4 trillion company
A California-based company that designs chips used in artificial intelligence reached a big milestone before well-known tech giants like Apple or Microsoft.
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Are we thinking about AI the wrong way?
AI researcher Ethan Mollick says most public conversation focuses too much on potential AI catastrophes and not enough on making the technology work for people. Mollick says if we don’t...
Trump issues order to strip AI of 'ideological agendas'
Trump's executive order would speed the way for tech companies to develop artificial intelligence and crack down on “ideological agendas” or so-called “woke AI.”
These teenagers made a mind-controlled prosthetic leg for their friend
Three high schoolers from Flower Mound, Texas, won a $50,000 scholarship at the Regeneron International Science Fair for designing and creating a mind-controlled robotic prosthetic leg for one of their...
AI agents are the newest development in the tech world
OpenAI says its new AI agent can take care of complex web and computing tasks for you, while you do other work.
Inside China's competitive AI data industry
The race to create more powerful artificial intelligence applications has also created a huge demand in China for high-quality training data.
How Mass. is becoming a hub for the quantum computing industry
In February, an Allston-based quantum computing company, QuEra, raised $230 million. It was one of the largest deals ever for a Massachusetts quantum startup.
AI can make work more efficient. But does that mean you'll be expected to do more?
Many companies want people to use the time saved by AI to do more work.
How AI tools are transforming the lives of people with disabilities
For people with disabilities, artificial intelligence tools are helping them see, hear, experience, and move through the world in profound new ways.
The impact of emergency warning systems during floods
There was little warning when floodwater from Guadalupe River surged through central Texas last week, killing over 100 people.
The battle of the solar car technology
College teams are showing off their innovations in solar car technology this week at a race in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
'Freedom Cities' dedicated to innovation might be the future, but at what cost?
It’s a libertarian’s dream come true: cities rising on open acres of former federal land that become deregulated zones where innovation and technological advancement can thrive.
Researchers say AI robot could improve senior citizens' lives
Artificial intelligence companies are pushing increasingly lifelike ways to interact with their technology.
Markey touts win as U.S. Senate scraps proposal to ban state AI regulation
The Senate voted 99-1 to strike the AI provision from the legislation after weeks of criticism from both Republican and Democratic governors and state officials.
Lying, cheating, stealing: How far will AI go to get its job done?
OpenAI and Anthropic have reported incidents of blackmail and bizarre behavior during research trials.
AI tool helps identify students struggling to read
More than 2,000 school districts across the country are already using the tool to help boost reading skills among young students.