Children growing up today may develop lifelong relationships with AI tutors, companions, coaches, and advisors that know them better than almost anyone else. The profound question isn’t whether ...

For thousands of years, humans have known who they are by comparing themselves to two things: other humans, and the natural world. Artificial intelligence has just become a third mirror — and unlike ...

Retirement as we know it was invented in 1889, when Otto von Bismarck introduced Germany’s first state pension system. The eligibility age was 70. Average life expectancy at the time was around 45. In ...

Two years ago, I wrote about seven looming dangers I called the Seven Deadly Sins of the Future. At the time, they felt like warnings about what was coming. Today, standing two years further into the ...

An ultra-modern humanoid robot stood motionless beneath the cold glow of the city skyline, its polished titanium frame reflecting streams of neon light. With unsettling precision, it raised a compact ...

Every generation of computing has been defined by where the computer lived. The mainframe lived in a room. The desktop lived on a desk. The laptop lived in a bag. The smartphone lived in a pocket.

From data center perimeters to military forward positions, four-legged robots are reshaping what security means — and raising questions nobody has fully answered yet In November 2024, a photograph ...

Elon Musk’s newest venture isn’t just about making chips. It’s about rewriting who controls intelligence — on Earth and beyond. On March 21, 2026, Elon Musk walked onto a stage inside a defunct power ...

My grandfather never once talked about his legacy. He was a farmer, then a gas station owner, then a grandfather — in that order, with nothing between the categories but hard work and a few quiet ...

Jake Walker watched his wife Linda’s face light up as their plane descended into Denver International Airport. Below them, the Rockies stretched like a jagged spine across the horizon, peaks already ...

When machines can learn anything humans can learn, we cross a line we can never uncross. Here’s what artificial general intelligence actually means—and why the clock is ticking. Artificial General ...

We’re living amid the final generation of everyday artifacts—steering wheels, cash, and keys—soon to vanish in the age of automation and AI. We stand at a peculiar moment in history—surrounded by ...