One town’s scheme to get rid of its geese
“Pull over!” I order my brother one sunny February afternoon. Our target is in sight: a gaggle of Canada geese, pecking at grass near...
There is no nature anymore
When people talk about “nature,” they’re generally talking about things that aren’t made by human beings. Rocks. Reefs. Red wolves. But while there is...
Digging for clues about the North Pole’s past
In the past, even with an icebreaker and during peak melt season, getting to the North Pole wasn’t a sure bet. It took favorable...
Colossal Biosciences said it cloned red wolves. Is it for real?
If you want to capture something wolflike, it’s best to embark before dawn. So on a morning this January, with the eastern horizon still...
The Download: bad news for inner Neanderthals, and AI warfare’s human illusion
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
The case for fixing everything
The handsome new book Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, by the tech industry legend Stewart Brand, promises to be the first in a series...
Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments
The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face...
The Download: NASA’s nuclear spacecraft and unveiling our AI 10
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology....
Building trust in the AI era with privacy-led UX
The practice of privacy-led user experience (UX) is a design philosophy that treats transparency around data collection and usage as an integral part of...
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If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job....
