Artificial intelligence could unmake a crucial human achievement.

“Remember that a lot of things actually are black and white, and this is one of them. And you’ve got to have the courage to do something.”

Palmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts

Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively

Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.

With their university under fire in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit, students are having difficult conversations about Greek life, campus rituals and the possibility for lasting changes.

On sexual violence, Slutcon, and what happens when children take on adult responsibilities.

Timnit Gebru, one of the fiercest voices in the world speaking truth to power, chronicles her journey as a refugee and Black woman in STEM—deliveri...

Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.

Guardian tested chatbots after French far-right politician stripped a Muslim woman of her hijab in a photo

The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals

A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces

Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.

Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.

Salud Garcia’s struggles echo those of millions of low-wage workers across the nation, where mounting costs erode their already precarious footing.

District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he is now reaching out to her.

Around a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security.

Taking into account all known factors, the planet warmed 0.2 °C more last year than climate scientists expected. More and better data are urgently needed.

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