What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?

AI is fantastic at spotting patterns, but human insight is the key. [...]

Target SVP says its real AI moat isn't the models — it's everything built around them

Target SVP Siobhán Mc Feeney says the AI models her company runs aren't what gives Target its edge — everything built around them is."There's a lot in it. That to us is the moat,&quo [...]

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

Climate change is helping invasive species to not only establish themselves across the Continent but to stay alive for longer. Scientists suggest we get used to it. [...]

15 things people believed were true for centuries — and turned out to be completely wrong

These historical beliefs about science, medicine, and the universe stood unquestioned for centuries until new evidence proved every single one wrong [...]

Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies

Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits. [...]

Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust

Three approaches to the issue of quantum results that can't be verified classically. [...]

Altman Meets the Officials Designing Washington’s AI Cyber Tests

Sam Altman meets senior White House officials on July 30, 2026 to discuss voluntary government cybersecurity testing of advanced AI systems, two days before the administration's own deadline for [...]

The World Is Too Hot. El Niño Is Partly to Blame

Heat waves are simultaneously hitting Europe, North America, and Asia, driven in part by the hot waters in the tropical Pacific—and climate change. [...]

Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle

Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible. [...]