Categorized in ComputingWe’re not prepared for the end of Moore’s LawIt has fueled prosperity of the last 50 years. But the end is now in sight.
Categorized in SpaceHow satellite mega-constellations will change the way we use spaceAnd wherever humans go, they’ll be taking satellite constellations with them to moon and Mars.
Categorized in BlockchainAn elegy for cash: the technology we might never replaceCash is gradually dying out. Will we ever have a digital alternative that offers the same mix of convenience and freedom?
Categorized in ComputingInside the race to build the best quantum computer on EarthIBM thinks quantum supremacy is not the milestone we should care about.
Categorized in BiotechnologyIf DNA is like software, can we just fix the code?In a race to cure his daughter, a Google programmer enters the world of hyper-personalized drugs.
Categorized in Humans and technologyThe professionals who predict the future for a livingEverywhere from business to medicine to the climate, forecasting the future is a complex and absolutely critical job. So how do you do it—and what comes next?
Categorized in Artificial intelligenceWhat AI still can’t doArtificial intelligence won’t be very smart if computers don’t grasp cause and effect. That’s something even humans have trouble with.
Categorized in Humans and technologyHow big tech hijacked its sharpest, funniest criticsWithout design fiction, critical hits like Black Mirror would look very different.COURTESY PHOTOS
Categorized in Election 2020Pollsters got it wrong in the 2016 election. Now they want another shot.There’s a new crowd of would-be oracles, determined not to replicate the mistakes of their predecessors.