2024-01-19

Inequality Is a Health Risk—and It’s Getting Worse

If not addressed by governments, racism, classism, austerity, and more will continue to drive mortality and illness among minorities. [...]

2024-01-17

Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here's a Way Out

The year 2023 saw the “enshittification” of platforms from Facebook to Google Search. A new exit strategy means platforms will have to play nicely with your data, even if you leave for a rival. [...]

2024-01-17

Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think

Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope. [...]

2024-01-15

A Key to Detecting Brain Disease Earlier Than Ever

Treatment of Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and other brain diseases depends on reliable detection—especially in those who don’t even know they’re at risk. An innovative scratch-and-sniff test can help. [...]

2024-01-14

The Danger of Digitizing Everything

The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone but those with the “right” access. [...]

2024-01-12

The VC Funding Party Is Over

The glory days of venture capital are winding down, leaving in their wake a host of overstuffed tech firms and a bear market ready to maul. [...]

2024-01-12

Regulators Are Finally Catching Up With Big Tech

The lawless, Wild West era of AI and technology is almost at an end, as data protection authorities use new and existing legislation to get tough. [...]

2024-01-11

GTA 6 - everything we know so far

GTA 6 is scheduled for next year, and will take players back to Vice City. Here's everything that's been confirmed so far. [...]

2024-01-10

The Ocean’s Mysteries—and Marvels—Are About to Reach New Depths

Advancements in science will bring unprecedented lens into the complexities of the ocean, and a renewed call for humans to protect it. [...]