Technology

Reports of unidentified flying objects in the northeastern U.S. are on the rise, but so far officials have few answers for alarmed residents

Google’s new chip, Willow, has achieved the exponential suppression of errors. The advance is substantial, but Willow remains far from delivering on any practical applications

Large language models can create muddled, misinformed multiverses

The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary

The more exciting, transformative and revolutionary a science result appears, especially if it comes out of nowhere, the more likely it is to be dead wrong. So approach science headlines with a healthy amount of skepticism and patience

With the help of a powerful rare-earth alloy, magnet fishers pull garbage out of polluted waterways

AI-human collaboration could possibly achieve superhuman greatness in mathematics

Social psychologists could turn artificial-intelligence-powered tools like ChatGPT on to writings from past cultures. Will this help us study ancient civilizations?

This Black physicist’s work on the Manhattan Project inspired a County in Florida two generations after her death

Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste

Two years of experimentation taught a Nashville guitarist not every musical myth makes sense

A few dozen ChatGPT queries cost a bottle’s worth of water. Tech firms should consider simpler solutions, such as harvesting rainwater, to meet AI’s needs