More than 2,000 papers have been published about the virus since December. It will take some smart algorithms to mine insights from them. (more…)

A 50-year-old science problem has been solved and could allow for dramatic changes in the fight against diseases, researchers say. (more…)

The Nordic state plans to prepare prisoners for the digital job market... (more…)

We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, science fiction writer Ted Chiang looks at capitalism, Silicon Valley, and their fear of superintelligent A... (more…)

Google has an ambitious plan to use artificial intelligence to weed out abusive comments and defang online mobs. The technology isn’t up to that challenge—but it will help the Internet’s best-behaving communities function better.