Technology

After decades of speculation, two writers uncovered the answer to the Kryptos code’s final cipher

New video apps like Sora could turn faces into moneymaking assets and hint at a future where everyone can rent out their digital likeness

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Cat bathroom data from an AI-powered litter box could offer useful pet health insights

Some researchers think artificial intelligence could produce Nobel-worthy research, but others question whether autonomous AI scientists are possible or even desirable

Inspired by principles from traditional Chinese medicine, researchers used AI to analyze tongue color as a diagnostic tool—with more than 96 percent accuracy

Step into a room so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat—and your nervous system.

Biomining uses engineered microbes to harvest critical minerals

Participants in a new study were more likely to cheat when delegating to AI—especially if they could encourage machines to break rules without explicitly asking for it

Carla Brodley, founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University, explains how to make computer science education more accessible to everyone

Mary Roach unpacks the millennia-long effort to replace failing body parts—and the reasons that modern medicine still struggles to match the original designs.