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The hype is real, but the potential is not: Approach claims around AI and Covid-19 with skepticism.

Dyson's new flat iron can straighten even the curliest of hair, but its price is a bit too steep.

Having kids home all the time doesn't mean they get full run of your devices. Here's how to keep control.

Oh also, it makes you blind and stupid, too.

How to build “magic,” gravity-defying structures—with Legos, kite string, and physics.

Earth's topography comes to resemble that of an alien world when viewed under different wavelengths.

Plus: Facebook data on the dark web, Nintendo accounts keep getting hacked, and more of the week's top security news.

In tech writer Steven Kotler's new book, the religious group known as the Rilkeans is based on the Fremen in Frank Herbert's novel.

Technology can save the world. But discord between humans persists, and it's the kind that kills.

A new analysis warns that up to 500,000 jobs in the renewable energy industry will be wiped out by June, including ones in solar power, biofuels, and electric cars.

Social distancing requires rethinking the layout of workplaces. A new breed of robots can help keep factories and warehouses running.

Noise-canceling headphones and running shoes are both ways to get some socially distanced space.

To counteract the hacking attempt, the company is temporarily disabling users' ability to access their accounts through the Nintendo Network ID system.

Hacks that can play out without any user interaction may be more common than we realize, in part because they’re so difficult to detect.

The cheapest iPhone is back and just as powerful as its much pricier siblings. Here's where you can score great discounts on it.

Concerned about the health of employees and customers, owners of businesses permitted to reopen Friday are staying closed.

Some gig workers say their supplies were low-quality or arrived damaged, as shortages continue for items like masks and sanitizer.

In the Bible Belt where parishioners are under stay-at-home orders, even celebrations like Easter have become more muted affairs.

A coalition of groups is organizing employees to call in sick on Friday, weeks after Amazon fired two prominent activists.

A bigger screen, long battery life, and an ultra-portable design make this a winning computer.

The videogame instills some much needed realism into the first-person shooter genre.

Plus: Bezos' 10,000-year clock, life in XR, and tornado warnings at the eye of the storm.

This week, senior correspondent Adam Rogers talks about how we could go about reopening the country.

Scientists have no shortage of contenders to fight the new coronavirus. But to find the winners, they’re trying new approaches to testing.

The laughs are on lockdown.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon hope to use the data to observe and predict surges in the spread of the virus.

Thinking of bleaching your hair or growing a beard? It's not boredom—it's a coping mechanism.

No, seriously, when it comes to Covid-19—or any disease—bad data is worse than no data at all.

Spot, the famously deft robot, gets a job screening patients at a hospital. But there’s still much that it and other medical robots can’t do.

On March 11, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to crystalize in the national consciousness. Americans look back on the turning point.

Being there in mid-March gave me a window into what it would have looked like had the US taken serious action from the start. It also nearly stranded me 5,000 miles from home.

To ensure readers get the latest, best information on Covid-19, pandemic experts need to go back to the early days of Web 2.0.

Even a bug this ruthless has a few fatal weaknesses of its own.

With 5-hour battery life, sweat resistance, and a sleek design, these buds beat Apple's $159 AirPods on everything but sound.

Also, *Westworld* is getting a fourth season.

Where the leaf beetle lives with the common ragweed, pollen counts crash 80 percent. Maybe the enemy of our enemy is our allergy-fighting friend.

People who've lost jobs and are stuck indoors are turning to crowd work—filling out online surveys and transcribing audio for less than the minimum wage.

The market for the popular strategy game’s cards has started to resemble Wall Street, complete with speculation, arbitrage, and yes, insider trading.

It’s not the first time the comic serial has proven prophetic.

What can you do for a friend when you can't give them a hug? We talked to some experts to find out.

The disease can't be treated with these drugs, but antibiotic use is rising anyway, in ICUs and among the worried well.

Math used to be a comfort zone for me in times of confusion. Not anymore.

About half of the nation's food is typically consumed in group settings like restaurants and schools. Quickly rerouting the supply chain isn't easy.

The leak contains code from older versions of 'CS:GO' and another Valve game, 'Team Fortress 2.' Fans are freaking out.

Security researchers reveal a months-long, indiscriminate campaign targeting the iPhones of Chinese Muslims.

Zipline, whose pilotless craft are ferrying kits and protective gear in Ghana, wants to launch a similar service in North Carolina.

The photographer Cody Cobb endured fatigue and brutal cold to send back dispatches from the American West.

Sexy pics and thirst trapping are fueling online fundraising and voter registration drives. Even celebs are participating—hello, Ansel Elgort. *Hello.*

More than 12 government-backed groups are using the pandemic as cover for digital reconnaissance and espionage, according to a new report.

What began as the Absurd Creature of the Week column, and became the *Absurd Creatures* web video series, has now inspired Netflix’s new *Absurd Planet* docu-series.