Google thinks it’s close to “quantum supremacy.” Here’s what that really means.

It’s not the number of qubits; it’s what you do with them that counts. Read more »

What regular Joes think about the one-armed robot baristas invading San Francisco

Speedy caffeine delivery is Café X’s X factor, and the coffee’s decent, too. Read more »

Inside the Chinese lab that plans to rewire the world with AI

Alibaba is investing huge sums in AI research and resources—and it is building tools to challenge Google and Amazon. Read more »

Why humans learn faster than AI—for now

A clever study of video games reveals how the background knowledge people take for granted gives us an edge over machine learning. Read more »

A new data trove could teach computers to tell blind people what they need to know

Its creators pose a challenge to machine vision researchers: use the information to make assistive technology better. Read more »

Bias already exists in search engine results, and it’s only going to get worse

The way search engines work is far from unprejudiced, a new book argues. Read more »

What it felt like to visit the most tech-centric Olympics ever

I tried out 5G wireless networks, AI translation robots, and self-driving buses in Pyeongchang. Read more »

The Travel Ecosystem: An Industry on the Go

Amadeus, a behind-the-scenes technology provider serving the entire travel ecosystem, has transformed its technology backbone to enable the new personalized and seamless digital experiences consumers crave. Read more »

Serious quantum computers are finally here. What are we going to do with them?

Hello, quantum world. Read more »

The GANfather: The man who’s given machines the gift of imagination

By pitting neural networks against one another, Ian Goodfellow has created a powerful AI tool. Now he, and the rest of us, must face the consequences. Read more »