At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...

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Allen has topped 273 yards in three straight games, so our projections like his chances of topping a much-lower total tonight. After going for 87+ yards six times in a seven-game stretch, Cook has 101 ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...

The rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is creating a new digital divide in K–12 education, an AI skills gap that threatens to leave some students behind. While some schools are ...

Quantinuum, the $10 billion firm that’s become one of the biggest players in quantum computing, unveiled its latest computer Wednesday. The Helios machine represents an important leap in terms of ...

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A broad coalition of civil liberties, data privacy, refugee, migrants rights and gender justice organizations denounced the Canadian government’s introduction of Bill C-12 on Wednesday, asserting that ...

Octopuses can use their suckers to detect harmful microbes on the surface of objects like crab shells, or their own eggs. Plus, a new book charts the millennia-old history of our fascination with ...

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