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Developing a vaccine that’s both effective and safe is grueling, methodical work. And once we have one, we’ll need many, many doses too.

Next time your eyes are drawn to a billboard or a commercial facade, try to notice what it’s obscuring.

Covid-19 has laid bare many flaws of industrialized animal agriculture. Plant- and cell-based alternatives offer a more resilient solution.

A Toronto lab recycles carbon dioxide into more useful chemicals, using materials it discovered with artificial intelligence and supercomputers.

A composer and the co-creator of Siri are trying to create background music that responds to the listener's feelings.

SpaceX is preparing for the first crewed launch of its Crew Dragon capsule. Engineers have spent years planning for what happens if things go awry.

Lightweight, affordable, and fun. There's much to love about Lenovo's $300 laptop.

We've got suggestions for classics to rediscover, what to read if your brother is driving you nuts, plus ideas to help you process this whole Covid situation.

Population density didn’t make Covid-19 worse in New York City. If you want to know what went wrong, you have to think a lot smaller.

Work stoppages impact the incarcerated workforce as well. The financial losses extend beyond the walls.

A robust resource for DIY smartphone repairs is focusing next on ventilators and other critical medical equipment.

Developer conferences like Build have moved online to address the changing needs of the global digital workforce.

Some regions, like the US and the UK, have seen their outputs fall by a third, due in large part to people driving less.

Director Donick Cary discusses how he brought celebrities' internal experiences with acid, mushrooms, peyote, and ayahuasca to vivid life.

With 'Crucible,' Amazon Game Studios was focused on making a game with broad-based appeal. The team shooter seems like a safe entry.

Simulators that can rapidly test trillions of options would accelerate the slow and costly process of human clinical trials.

These power plants run during the hottest months, when energy is in demand. But they are expensive, and they pollute nearby low-income neighborhoods.

The company's first devices for the US market prove that affordable phones don't have to skimp on performance.

Samasource, which employs data labelers as a form of aid program, is housing them in hotels after its offices were closed by government lockdowns.

Remakes of games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater are comfort food at a time when people need it most.

Security researchers have spotted the “Scattered Canary” group scamming vital benefits programs amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The supply chain for traditional meat is buckling, and plant-based alternatives from companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are filling the void.

From our kitchen in Queens, he had created a paracosm—a fantasyland. And his journey has led him not to Mordor but to minor-league baseball stadiums.

Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts proposes spending $205 billion over 5 years to connect Chicago with Atlanta, Portland with Vancouver.

Firms like Google and Cloudflare raced to prevent an amplification attack that threatened to take down large portions of the internet with just a few hundred devices.

Thinking machines think just like us—but only up to a point.

Put together a sing-along for the whole crew—or just practice solo—using gadgets you already have or can pick up at a big-box store.

The past few months have given parents a crash course in becoming an educator. We're not really up to the task, and that's OK.

Military scholars warn of a “battlefield singularity,” a point at which humans can no longer keep up with the pace of conflict.

Each month we publish a six-word story—and it could be written by you.

Those classics you pulled down from the closet were fun for the first two months. Here are four fresh options to enjoy while you wait for the world to reopen.

The key to good AI is solid data, and that’s been tough to come by in a global health crisis.

Now you don't need to know any programming to launch a company. We've been approaching this moment for years.

The agency cracked the Pensacola iPhones, but it still views Cupertino as a problem—even though it's easier to break into iPhones than it has been in years.

The exchange, which began with Matrix tweets, quickly went viral.

This indoor cycling trainer offers a ride that's spookily close to the real thing.

Similar situations after natural disasters offer clues about the potential academic and mental-health impacts of lockdowns.

New research shows vulnerabilities in popular cold-storage options that would have revealed their PINs.

Walk like you're angry, and the emotionally intelligent machine will give you more room, leaving your personal bubble intact.

The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to rethink how cities are designed—and make them better equipped to stop disease from spreading.

Children need some room of their own just as much as their parents. Here’s how to help them get into the Zoom zone.

Two DOJ veterans lay out a roadmap for cracking down on the company’s digital advertising juggernaut.

Alexa can tell you the weather. Siri knows a few jokes. In China, voice-computing company iFlytek built similar smart assistants beloved by users. But its tech is also helping the government listen in.

Google developers have built a feature to help you avoid abusive ads. Here’s how to turn it on now.

Fed up with the rising cost and declining quality of Apple laptops, I migrated to Microsoft. It has been both a total joy and a complete pain in the neck.

Last week Canadian rocker Bryan Adams got called out on social media for a coronavirus rant he posted on Instagram.

By far the weirdest thing about this story is that it keeps on showing up.

Physicists have long known that the universe is made from two kinds of particles: fermions and bosons. Now there's a third that behaves totally differently.

Makers of product-tracking beacons suggest using the tools to help enforce social distancing in the workplace.

The adrenaline of the first days of the Covid response has drained away, leaving sore muscles, heavy hearts, and a creeping awareness that the grind is here to stay.