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The high cost of vacuuming carbon from the sky
Mitigating climate change likely requires not only lowering emissions, but removing existing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. And while the Trump …
1 month, 1 week ago
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 release raises questions about White House control over new models
OpenAI is rolling out its most advanced GPT-5.6 model after delaying the release for testing with the government. But the White House denied that the…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How drone warfare is reshaping battlefield medicine in Ukraine
In the post-9/11 years, the U.S. military has adhered to the “golden hour” rule: Wounded troops should be evacuated to higher-level care within 60 mi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Digital personal data is protected by the Fourth Amendment
We're still unpacking the slew of consequential Supreme Court decisions that came down at the end of the term last week. Among them was a 6-3 ruling …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
San Francisco's housing market soars amid AI cash flow
Both OpenAI and Anthropic are planning to go public, each pushing a valuation of $1 trillion as of their latest funding rounds. But even before these…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Watch Duty dives into flood detection
During last year’s massive wildfires in Los Angeles, concerned residents and firefighters went to one app to get up to date information: Watch Duty. …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Gene editing technology can help de-extinct some animals — but should it?
Many scientists believe we’re in the midst of a sixth mass extinction brought on by factors like climate change, deforestation, fishing and hunting. …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Chicago's quantum leap into the future
AI is the buzzy tech of the moment. It's made plenty of money not only for companies but the cities and states where investment is pouring in. Illino…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Anthropic is tracking AI's impact on the labor market
Who is using AI? And what are they using it for? Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, has been trying to answer these questions to better underst…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why Boston Dynamics is deploying robot dogs at the World Cup
The resemblance to an actual dog is loose but the quadrupedal robot dogs known as “Spot” from Boston Dynamics do have four legs. They're often used t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago