John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, seen in picture, are awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, which is announced at a press conference by Hans Ellergren, center, permanent secretary at the Swedish Academy
A new study finds that Americans have adopted generative AI faster than personal computers and the internet. Does this mean we’re about to see a long-awaited increase in productivity growth? Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via
Enlarge this image Early inspiration for the polygraph machine came from the creator of Wonder Woman, William Marston. Marston thought there was a link between vital signs and emotions, and that a machine
The Mission District in San Francisco is one of the city’s most densely populated and diverse neighborhoods. It’s where software engineer Riley Walz set up his Bop Spotter to capture the music playing
The now-demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard in Accra, Ghana, once received 250,000 tons of electronic waste each year, making it the world’s largest electronic waste dump. Muntaka Chasant Muntaka Chasant When he was just 18
The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, pictured here, sued a crypto scam company known as SpireBit and seized its assets. The proceeds have now been handed back to victims of
Newly unsealed documents show that Snapchat ignored employee concerns over the app facilitating harms against minors — including sextortion, sexual exploitation and the sale of drugs and weapons. Sponsor Message AILSA CHANG, HOST:
Researchers counted about 32 points where missiles landed around Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel. Israel says no fighter jets were destroyed and the base continues to operate. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at
Projectiles above Jerusalem, on October 1, 2024. Israel says Iran launched more than 180 missiles but that the assault did little damage. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images/AFP MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Iran’s
A shooting gallery at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. Anthony Kuhn/NPR Anthony Kuhn/NPR KYOTO, Japan – Japan’s iconic video game maker Nintendo opened a museum here in its home city today, Oct.
