DARPA’s Triage Challenge tests drones and ground robots that can locate casualties, assess injuries remotely, and relay data ahead of the 2026 finale.

Chatbots can be overly agreeable. To get less agreeable responses, ask for opposing viewpoints, multiple perspectives, and a ...

When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy ...

After being paused for 7.6 million borrowers under President Biden’s SAVE plan (Saving on A Valuable Education), the Trump administration announced a settlement that will — if it gets approved in ...

Whether you're a scientist brainstorming research ideas or a CEO hoping to automate a task in human resources or finance, you'll find that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming the ...

Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10 College Football Playoff sets up for incredible quarterfinals: First thoughts on matchups St. Vincent updates David Bowie's ...

Americans like Social Security, but no one wants to pay for it, a new survey shows. To keep Social Security, 53% of Americans under age 30 say they’d rather cut benefits for current retirees than pay ...

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end a student loan debt forgiveness program used by millions of Americans. The feds said Dec. 9 that they had reached a proposed court settlement to kill the ...

DENVER — The U.S. Department of Education is moving to shut down the SAVE plan, a student loan repayment program used by more than 7 million borrowers, following a legal settlement with several states ...

The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2025. Editorial Fellow Millions of student loan borrowers whose monthly payments were reduced to as low as $0 under a forgiveness ...

The Trump administration took the final step toward killing the Biden administration's SAVE student loan plan, announcing a proposed settlement that would shutter the program and force millions into ...

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...