Technology

We will never know if we live in a computer simulation; here is a more interesting question

These bloblike bots have been optimized for speed

Self-driving cars could give people who live outside big cities and are unable to drive more mobility, but the technology must still overcome some hurdles

Here’s the best, most inspiring and coolest science we encountered this year

Advanced sensors and artificial intelligence could have us at the brink of interspecies communication

Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are holding back the industry

Large language model does better than human mathematicians trying to solve combinatorics problems inspired by the card game Set

Data voids in search results can lead down rabbit holes that bolster belief in fake news

A team of scientists has figured out how to convert planet-warming carbon dioxide into a harmless powdery fuel that could be converted into clean electricity

A deep-learning algorithm helped identify new compounds that are effective against antibiotic-resistant infections in mice, opening the door to AI-guided drug discovery

Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American science fiction. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook

Technology is supposed to save us time, right? Turns out, it’s stealing some of our most precious time, but it’s not too late to get it back