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. [...]

2024-01-10

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. [...]

2024-01-10

Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment

Rose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results. [...]

2024-01-08

Gen Z and the Art of Incentivized Self-Actualization

Stepping off the hedonistic treadmill, younger workers are demanding a more authentic employment experience. [...]

2024-01-08

The Creative’s Toolbox Gets an AI Upgrade

It’s easy to accuse algorithms of stifling creativity, but designers of every stripe should be embracing their multidisciplinary abilities. [...]

2024-01-08

Synthetic Data Is a Dangerous Teacher

In the race to scale up, the number of AIs being trained on poor-quality data sets has swelled—and it’s going to amplify all kinds of inequities. [...]