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As therapist shortages grow, more people are relying on AI chatbots for mental health support. Experts say the trend raises serious concerns
Pokémon Go's millions of players built one of the world's richest visual datasets now powering AI, delivery robots and even military drone technology
A growing anti-tech movement is challenging Big Tech's influence as concerns about AI, privacy and digital dependence continue to rise
From soaring home prices to philanthropy and unexpected industries, the AI wealth wave is already transforming the city
Nvidia dominates the AI chip market, but others are investing billions to build alternatives and compete for the future of AI hardware
The AI data center boom is creating an unprecedented demand for electricians and skilled trades, pushing wages higher and reshaping career paths
The rise of a social network for AI agents exposes how far autonomous AI has come — and how far it still has to go
Anthropic’s top AI models were pulled offline after a Trump administration export control order. Here’s what happened
Credit card swipe fees hit a record $198 billion in 2025, intensifying debate over who really pays for rewards programs
The Trump administration is weighing AI equity stakes and a public wealth fund that could send returns to Americans, and critics see potential bailout
AI researchers believe the industry's fixation on large language models has created a kind of tunnel vision obscuring the path to truly intelligent...
Seven states have banned a product most people couldn't buy if they tried. Now the industry is fighting back
As the Super Bowl kicks off, the NFL’s AI-powered digital athlete program is quietly saving teams hundreds of millions by helping keep players on...
Agencies at every level of government are buying AI-powered surveillance tools. These tools increasingly watch everyone, and not always accurately
Economists keep repeating a message that nobody seems to want to hear: Financing gimmicks can't solve a problem that's fundamentally about math
New research challenges the idea that AI will either save or destroy humanity, arguing that artificial intelligence will reshape society gradually
The affordable small vehicles that once filled American driveways have been replaced by a parade of increasingly enormous trucks and compact SUVs
OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to become America's health advisor, and not everyone's buying into it
A new policy targets the specific financial chokepoints that have kept a $30 billion industry operating like a shadow economy
"Scheming" behaviors are showing up in tests, and the models are getting better at something troubling — knowing when they're being watched
More Americans are turning to gig work even as traditional hiring slows. And as ubiquitous as gig work feels now, it’s likely going to grow
AI-powered browsers can be tricked into stealing your data. The companies building them have decided that's a risk worth taking
In the longevity industry, the goal isn't just measuring your body. It's reprogramming it to age more slowly
Some AI tools are becoming autonomous operators capable of executing attacks at speeds and scales that human hackers simply cannot match
The wine industry faces an existential threat that cuts across price points and prestige levels, supply and demand
For as much information as tech companies already have on us, the AI tools being rolled out could know us as intimately as friends
Geothermal tax credits will remain intact for years, giving developers policy certainty that the rest of the renewables industry can only dream about
What looked like falling behind now looks smart: Apple skipped the AI arms race and the massive spending that comes with it
The industry now finds itself in an unusual position of selling plenty of devices to play games on — but struggling to sell the games themselves
A new deal reflects how desperate the AI industry has become for power. Tech companies are projected to spend $400 billion on AI infrastructure this...
Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos are trying to recreate what capitalism destroyed. The key difference is artificial intelligence
While Starlink and Katy Perry capture the public attention, companies are quietly building infrastructure for sustained commercial operations in space
A sweeping safety review shows leading AI companies advancing toward superhuman systems without guardrails to stop catastrophic failure
Countries are pursuing sovereignty by making themselves more dependent on the very foreign companies they claim to be protecting themselves from
Algorithmic persuasion is happening millions of times daily, transforming TikTok from entertainment platform to shopping powerhouse
Even as Gemini 3 steals the spotlight, the race for AI dominance is starting to look like musical chairs
A playful term has become both Silicon Valley's most hyped programming methodology — and a cautionary tale
A.I. AI toys are here. Don't trust them The concerns that have plagued AI systems elsewhere don't disappear just because the technology is...
Ozempic changed everything: Millions of Americans who have discovered the transformative power of one peptide are chasing their next fix
A shift toward round-the-clock trading represents the most fundamental change to market structure since electronic trading replaced the trading floor
The ChatGPT maker's long-awaited restructuring changes everything
The Gates doctrine of capture the market first and negotiate with the wreckage later built Microsoft. Now it's building the AI industry
While Trump wages his campaign over port ownership, the canal faces threats no amount of geopolitical pressure can fix
Big Tech's familiar pattern is repeating itself in building first, regulating later, and hoping a sanitized kids' version can address parents'...
With electricity grids straining and rates climbing, utilities are under pressure to add capacity quickly and cheaply. Solar delivers on both counts
It's less a merger than a mutual assistance pact between technologies that excel at different problems. The benefits flow in both directions
The gap between Chinese and American EVs keeps widening. Trump's tariffs won't change that. They'll just make Americans the last to know what they're...
Scarlett Johansson's Samantha feels less like science fiction than fantasy because no company would build her that way. The business model won't allow...
Publishers are suing. Cloudflare has turned into the internet's bouncer. And AI companies are discovering they may have poisoned their own well
A sports betting explosion has blurred the lines between gambling and investing. The rapid expansion has created unintended consequences