A.I. Predicts the Shapes of Molecules to Come

DeepMind has given 3-D structure to 350,000 proteins, including every one made by humans, promising a boon for medicine and drug design.

The Amazonification of Space Begins in Earnest

With the suborbital flights made by Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson this month, the privatization of the space industry has crossed the point of no return.

Una intervención en el cerebro ayuda a un hombre paralítico a hablar

En un logro antes inimaginado, unos electrodos implantados en el cerebro del hombre transmiten señales a una computadora que muestra las palabras que intenta decir.

Can A.I. Grade Your Next Test?

Neural networks could give online education a boost by providing automated feedback to students.

Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for Posting Coronavirus Misinformation

The Republican lawmaker from Georgia cannot tweet for 12 hours, after the White House criticized social media sites for amplifying vaccine lies.

El misterio de una extinción halla un aliado en un caracol con una computadora a cuestas

Una improbable colaboración ha resuelto un antiguo misterio sobre la supervivencia de los caracoles en las Islas de la Sociedad, en la Polinesia Francesa.

Inside Facebook’s Data Wars

Executives at the social network have clashed over CrowdTangle, a Facebook-owned data tool that revealed users’ high engagement levels with right-wing media sources.

Tapping Into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak

In a once unimagined accomplishment, electrodes implanted in the man’s brain transmit signals to a computer that displays his words.

Tech Workers Who Swore Off the Bay Area Are Coming Back

Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. But tech can’t seem to quit its gravitational center.

Hello, Content Creators. Silicon Valley’s Investors Want to Meet You.

The online influencer culture is starting to draw serious interest from big venture capital firms. But the real money could be in digital tools, not the personalities.

How Do You Solve an Extinction Mystery? Put a Tiny Computer on a Snail.

An unlikely collaboration has solved a longstanding snail survival mystery in the Society Islands in French Polynesia.

We Need Remote Work for Everyone

The ability to work online shouldn’t be a nice-to-have for a select few, but an option for all.

Biden Urges More Scrutiny of Big Businesses, Such as Tech Giants

An executive order reflects the administration’s growing embrace of warnings by some economists that declining competition is hobbling the economy’s vitality.

Biden Urges More Scrutiny of Big Businesses, Such as Tech Giants

An executive order reflects the administration’s growing embrace of warnings by some economists that declining competition is hobbling the economy’s vitality.

Lynn Hershman Leeson: The Artist Is Prescient

The new media pioneer explores the technology and science shaping our lives in her solo show at the New Museum.

Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump

The company they built is wildly successful. But her Washington wisdom didn’t hold up, and neither did their close working relationship.

Biden Weighs a Response to Ransomware Attacks

The president summoned his top cybersecurity advisers to consider immediate action to disrupt Russian incursions.

Work at Home or the Office? Either Way, There’s a Start-Up for That.

As more Americans return to an office a few days a week, start-ups providing tools for hybrid work are trying to cash in.

Start-Ups Aim Beyond Earth

Advancements in space technology and new means of financing are driving a flurry of investor interest.

‘Sermongate’ Prompts a Quandary: Should Pastors Borrow Words From One Another?

The new leader of the Southern Baptist Convention has delivered sermons containing passages from those of his predecessor, causing a furor.