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The gas station of the future is not what you think
Escape Velocity

America’s EV charging network is stronger than ever.

By Adam Clark Estes
The gas station of the future is not what you think
Escape Velocity

America’s EV charging network is stronger than ever.

By Adam Clark Estes
Meta’s brain-to-text tech is here. We are not remotely ready.Meta’s brain-to-text tech is here. We are not remotely ready.
Future Perfect

Why we should start caring about the right to brain privacy now.

By Celia Ford
AI wants to Google for youAI wants to Google for you
Technology

The more agency we give AI assistants, the scarier they get.

By Adam Clark Estes
Trump’s crypto grift is a warningTrump’s crypto grift is a warning
Technology

The real losers in Trump’s latest crypto project? His biggest supporters.

By Adam Clark Estes

The latest in Emerging Tech

Are gadgets getting good again?Are gadgets getting good again?
Technology

From battery-powered stoves to health-tracking clothes, what’s on display at the tech industry’s biggest trade show is curiously exciting.

By Adam Clark Estes
One quick trick to make AI actually usefulOne quick trick to make AI actually useful
Technology

If you’re still skeptical of using AI in your life, try our One Annoying Chore Test.

By Adam Clark Estes
An AI that sees what you seeAn AI that sees what you see
Technology

Microsoft wants an AI companion to follow you around the web. This is only the beginning.

By Adam Clark Estes
Should you feel guilty about using AI?Should you feel guilty about using AI?
Technology

Your AI-powered iPhone comes with a questionable carbon footprint.

By Adam Clark Estes
How zapping the brain can supercharge meditationHow zapping the brain can supercharge meditation
Future Perfect

New brain stimulation techniques could help scientists understand how meditation changes the mind.

By Oshan Jarow
Why Nvidia triggered a stock market freakoutWhy Nvidia triggered a stock market freakout
Artificial Intelligence

What does Nvidia’s massive stock sell-off tell us about the economy?

By Ellen Ioanes
The AI safety bill Big Tech hates has passed the California legislatureThe AI safety bill Big Tech hates has passed the California legislature
Future Perfect

Some tech leaders think SB 1047 will kill innovation. It won’t.

By Kelsey Piper
People are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voicesPeople are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voices
Future Perfect

Even OpenAI warns that chatting with an AI voice can breed “emotional reliance.”

By Sigal Samuel
Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?
Future Perfect

The bill may be coming due for Silicon Valley’s huge investment in AI.

By Bryan Walsh
What, if anything, is AI search good for?What, if anything, is AI search good for?
Technology

Humans are still better than robots at finding correct answers online. Good.

By Adam Clark Estes
Two ways to go wrong in predicting AITwo ways to go wrong in predicting AI
Future Perfect

Why exponential growth can lead us to underestimate some technologies and overestimate others.

By Kelsey Piper
Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.
Business & Finance

It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon.

By Nicole Narea
The race to get ahead of the next tornadoThe race to get ahead of the next tornado
Climate

AI is being tested against one of the most dangerous natural disasters.

By Umair Irfan
Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. How many brains will be damaged along the way?
Future Perfect

Neuralink has implanted a chip in its first human brain. But it’s pushing a needlessly risky approach, former employees say.

By Sigal Samuel
AI that’s smarter than humans? Americans say a firm “no thank you.”AI that’s smarter than humans? Americans say a firm “no thank you.”
Future Perfect

Exclusive: 63 percent of Americans want regulation to actively prevent superintelligent AI, a new poll reveals.

By Sigal Samuel
What normal Americans — not AI companies — want for AIWhat normal Americans — not AI companies — want for AI
Future Perfect

Public opinion about AI can be summed up in two words: Slow. Down.

By Sigal Samuel
How “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic incomeHow “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic income
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Companies like OpenAI and Google could make unthinkable profits from successful AI. Will they share the wealth?

By Dylan Matthews
Please don’t turn to ChatGPT for moral advice. Yet.Please don’t turn to ChatGPT for moral advice. Yet.
Future Perfect

AI for the moral enhancement of humans? Sounds tempting. But we shouldn’t be so quick to automate our reasoning.

By Sigal Samuel
Finally, a realistic roadmap for getting AI companies in checkFinally, a realistic roadmap for getting AI companies in check
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

It’s time for AI regulators to move fast and break things.

By Sigal Samuel
AI is flooding the workplace, and workers love it
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Who’s afraid of ChatGPT? Not these workers.

By Rani Molla
What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing?What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI chatbots won’t destroy human originality. But they may homogenize our lives and flatten our reality.

By Sigal Samuel
AI leaders (and Elon Musk) urge all labs to press pause on powerful AIAI leaders (and Elon Musk) urge all labs to press pause on powerful AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

We got GPT-4. We could stop there for now, placing a moratorium on new AI systems more powerful than that.

By Sigal Samuel
Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?
Future Perfect

An AI safety expert on why GPT-4 is just the beginning.

By Kelsey Piper
Your brain may not be private much longerYour brain may not be private much longer
Future Perfect

Neurotechnology is upon us. Your brain urgently needs new rights.

By Sigal Samuel
Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPTHere comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT
Technology

The new AI chat bot is available to “trusted testers” for now and will be released to the public in the “coming weeks.”

By Shirin Ghaffary
The FAA is struggling. Who can save it?The FAA is struggling. Who can save it?
Technology

The Federal Aviation Administration needs some tech support.

By Rebecca Heilweil
5 unintended consequences of the EV revolution5 unintended consequences of the EV revolution
Technology

EVs are going to change our cars — and how we drive.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginningElon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning
Technology

Satellite internet is going mainstream. So are its challenges.

By Rebecca Heilweil
What is generative AI, and why is it suddenly everywhere?What is generative AI, and why is it suddenly everywhere?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Between ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion, AI suddenly feels mainstream.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022
Technology

We bid adieu to moonshots, Portals, and ad-free Netflix.

By Sara Morrison
The year EVs outgrew TeslaThe year EVs outgrew Tesla
Technology

The transition to electric vehicles hit several milestones in 2022.

By Rebecca Heilweil
NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age
Technology

The Orion capsule splashed down on Sunday, wrapping up the historic Artemis 1 mission.

By Rebecca Heilweil and Ellen Ioanes
AI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problemAI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problem
Technology

Here’s why you’ve been hearing so much about ChatGPT.

By Rebecca Heilweil
“Stealing customers’ money is a tale as old as time.”“Stealing customers’ money is a tale as old as time.”
Technology

Everyone agrees crypto needs to be regulated, but no one agrees about how.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Biden’s hugely consequential high-tech export ban on China, explained by an expertBiden’s hugely consequential high-tech export ban on China, explained by an expert
Technology

The ban on semiconductor exports to China is one of the most important policy moves of the year — and could set off a geopolitical quake.

By Michael Bluhm
TikTok won’t stop serving me horror and death
Technology

For You: The worst things that have ever happened to everyone else.

By Sara Morrison
This next-generation video game requires a prescriptionThis next-generation video game requires a prescription
Technology

The future of video games is about more than just fun.

By Rebecca Heilweil
This year’s physics Nobel Prize went to pioneers in quantum tech. Here’s how their work could change the world.This year’s physics Nobel Prize went to pioneers in quantum tech. Here’s how their work could change the world.
Technology

A brief guide to the weird and revolutionary world of quantum computers.

By Bryan Walsh
It’s the end of the car as we know itIt’s the end of the car as we know it
Technology

The electric vehicle transition is really a U-turn.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Airlines are trying to resurrect the Concorde eraAirlines are trying to resurrect the Concorde era
Technology

Is there such a thing as a green supersonic jet?

By Rebecca Heilweil