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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.

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.

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.

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

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

Crispr recently marked a major milestone in medicine. But it's not time for a victory lap—the race is just beginning.

AI chatbots can be friendly and responsive—even sexy. It’s time to take these fundamentally human behaviors more seriously.

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.

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

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

Everything you ever wanted to know about qubits, superpositioning, and spooky action at a distance.

Everything you need to know about the past, present, and future of data security—from Equifax to Yahoo—and the problem with Social Security numbers.

Supersmart algorithms won't take all the jobs, But they are learning faster than ever, doing everything from medical diagnostics to serving up ads.

The idea of creating tamper-proof databases has captured the attention of everyone from anarchist techies to staid bankers.

Here’s everything you need to know about the spectrum, millimeter-wave technology, and what 5G means for you.

How a chaotic skunkworks race in the desert launched what's poised to be a runaway global industry.

What you need to know about the promise (and peril) of networked lightbulbs, ovens, cameras, speakers and, well … everything.

Everything you need to know about how scientists can repurpose a bacterial immune system to alter DNA, making everything from cheap insulin to extra starchy corn.

ISPs shouldn't be able to block some sorts of data and prioritize others—here's what to know about the struggle to treat information on the internet the same.

Everything you wanted to know about soft, hard, and nonmurderous automatons.

The world is getting warmer, the weather is getting worse. Here's everything you need to know about what humans can do to stop wrecking the planet.

Everything you ever wanted to know about VR headsets, Oculus, Vive, and simulator sickness.

In an age of nonstop breaches and hacks, here are ways to improve your online security based on your level of risk, from average user to NSA contractor.