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AI can detect financial fraud more efficiently than previous technology did, but it also flags legitimate transactions that it shouldn’t. CardMapr.nl on Unsplash, CC BY

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Your bank’s AI just blocked your payment – what can you do?

Staff Writer - May 26, 2026

Betamax video recorders like this one helped set off a chain of events leading to bans on repairing your own devices. Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

This device measures acceleration and rotation by shining lasers into small clouds of rubidium atoms. Sandia National Laboratories

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Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers – detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science

You can make AI chatbots spout information that’s not true. Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images

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You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows

Tarot readings can encourage self-reflection. But what happens when you turn to AI to interpret the cards? Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Sally Hansen

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How tarot readers are using AI – and what it says about our growing reliance on chatbots for emotional support and advice

Teens contribute in ways that go far beyond organized volunteering. Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Teens aren’t as disengaged as you may think: What adults get...

Staff Writer - May 10, 2026

Ted Turner attends the CNN launch event in Atlanta, Ga., on June 1, 1980. Rick Diamond/Getty Images

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Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way...

Staff Writer - May 8, 2026

This screenshot juxtaposes a fossil of stem from the plant Archaeopitys eastmanii (bottom) and a close-up of its vascular system (top). The specimen was found in Kentucky and is over 350 million years old. Ingrid C. Romero, CC BY-SA

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Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope...

Staff Writer - May 5, 2026

Sycophancy eats away at truth and trust. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images

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AI chatbots can prioritize flattery over facts – and that carries...

Staff Writer - May 2, 2026

An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at a mine near Kolwezi, Congo, in 2022. About 20,000 people work there among toxic materials. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

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The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy...

Staff Writer - April 28, 2026

The Taurus molecular cloud is a relatively close star-forming region at 450 light-years away. It has been the site of many astromolecule discoveries. European Southern Observatory

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Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but...

Staff Writer - April 27, 2026

In a span of a few years, China has outstripped the U.S. in scientific publications, spending and patents. AP Photo/Andy Wong

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China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far...

Staff Writer - April 24, 2026

Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on a computer monitor on Dec. 1, 2024, in New York. Company apps, including Rufus, may make it easier to shop, but consumers might balk at giving up too much of the shopping experience. AP Photo/Peter Morgan

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What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping

Staff Writer - April 23, 2026

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Formula 1 drivers maneuver for position during the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix in Florida. Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images

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Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...

Staff Writer - May 19, 2026

Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...

Mifepristone is one of two drugs typically used in medication abortions. Carl Lokko/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least...

May 17, 2026

You can make AI chatbots spout information that’s not true. Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images

You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows

May 16, 2026

Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking properly. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language

May 16, 2026

Colorado’s peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches

May 15, 2026