Technology

Ships carry mist-making machines that cause clouds to block the sun. It could work.

How a soft-bodied machine uses physical intelligence to navigate.

Deepfakes are taking old scams to the next level.

Why the “hard problem” of AI—controlling our superintelligent creations—is impossible.

Across the US and around the world, foghorns have disappeared from the coastal landscape.

The dangerous chemistry of cheaply made lithium batteries.

Ionized air and wires may take headphones to the next level.

Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.

Researchers uncover striking parallels in the ways that humans and machine learning models acquire language skills.

Face-altering images are encouraging selfish behavior.

Could a spacesuit designed for Mars help us quarantine on Earth?

Experts on why trusting artificial intelligence to give us the truth is a foolish bargain.