Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscop…
Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels – why have they not taken off?
Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.
President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration.
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
“These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort.”
U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds
A report by the secretary-general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts.
The Man City Scandal Is About More Than Football
A conversation about the biggest financial scandal in football history.
Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
Bengaluru: Cyberfrauds pose as university president, dupe accountant of Rs 1.4 crore; 4 held
Cyberfrauds pose as university president, dupes accountant of Rs 1.4 cr
Four Cockroach Janta Party volunteers from Telangana detained in Bhopal ahead of October 10 Delhi protest
According to the party, Stanley, Rangasai, Rajesh and Venky were travelling on a Delhi-bound train when security personnel boarded their coach during a scheduled halt in Bhopal and asked them to deboard