The Latest Battlefield Essential for U.S. Soldiers: Smartphones
An exercise in Indonesia offered a preview of the military’s high-tech future—and the kinks that still need ironing out.
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Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are Losing Their Sense of Time
Instant gratification from short video clips makes it hard for people—particularly kids—to understand how the present affects the future, according to a study.
Xi’s Rest Breaks Cut Into His Summit With Trump
Plus, the young traders cashing in on prediction markets, and how a Boeing 737 MAX survived a nosedive near the speed of sound.
The Mulleted, Meme-Loving Billionaire Behind Meta’s Hit AI App
Alexandr Wang drove Muse to the top of the charts, putting the company back in the AI race—even if he ruffled feathers inside the tech giant.
Opinion | AI and the Modern Pundit
A master of 1940s sci-fi schlock had a plan, and it’s working. He wanted to prepare us for the future.
Trump Expected to Name ODNI’s Jay Clayton as AI Czar
He was confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence this summer.
AI’s ‘Thought’ Process Can No Longer Be Trusted, Raising Risks of Rogue Models
As frontier models advance, the gulf between what they do and what they say they do is growing.
The Quest to Quiet Hospital Alarms
Plus, why we sound like chatbots, how El Niño made the Atlantic hurricane season disappear, and the race to build AI defenses against bioweapons.
Tech Companies Roll Out Cuddly Mascots to Ease AI Anxiety
Meta, OpenAI and others are associating their AI agents and tools with cute characters to win over skeptics.
‘The Proof in the Code’ Review: Lean, Mean Computing Machine
The program called Lean was built to detect bugs in Microsoft’s products. It ended up revolutionizing mathematics.