Running quantum algorithms in the cloud just got a lot faster

A startup called Rigetti Computing is linking quantum computers with classical ones in a new cloud service Read more »

For safety’s sake, we must slow innovation in internet-connected things

That’s the view of security expert Bruce Schneier, who fears lives will be lost in a cyber disaster unless governments act swiftly. Read more »

The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it all went wrong

21st-century digital evangelists had a lot in common with early Christians and Russian revolutionaries. Read more »

How to tell if you’re arguing with a bot

MIT Technology Review helps you figure out who is on the other side of your debate. Read more »

Future elections may be swayed by intelligent, weaponized chatbots

The AI advances that brought you Alexa are teaching propaganda how to talk. Read more »

Who needs democracy when you have data?

Here’s how China rules using data, AI, and internet surveillance. Read more »

Noon in the antilibrary

Science fiction: What happens when fake news is everywhere? Read more »

Google just gave control over data center cooling to an AI

In a first, Google is trusting a self-taught algorithm to manage part of its infrastructure. Read more »

This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it

Last August, 50 employees at Three Square Market got RFID chips in their hands. Now 80 have them. Read more »

Fake America great again

Inside the race to catch the worryingly real fakes that can be made using artificial intelligence. Read more »