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A survey finds that the majority of Californians think tech has been “under-regulated” and merits more government oversight.

Domo arigato, debating roboto: An IBM project shows that a computer can carry on a sophisticated—if creepy—argument with a human.

Drag your finger on the in-app map, and the mobile Route Builder translates your scrawl into an ideal path. The beta version debuts soon for Strava Summit users.

And roughly 80 percent of Americans say tech companies should do more to prevent it, according to a new survey from the Anti-Defamation League.

To promote its upcoming superhero flick, Marvel went full Geocities. And experts say it hit all the right notes.

Tuesday's big event, in which Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey answered questions from journalist Kara Swisher, was peppered with typos that muddied the message.

A new Defense Department strategy calls for rapid adoption of AI across the military, and Google, Oracle, IBM, and SAP have signaled interest in a partnership.

State media has reported that Russia will attempt to disconnect from the global internet this spring. That's going to be tricky.

The Green New Deal unveiled by congressional Democrats last week is fairly criticized for being vague and unrealistic. But the US needs ambitious societal goals.

There's a reason Howard the Duck is going to Hulu and not Disney+.

It's about cats now.

Click on your city, and the map will pinpoint a modern analog city that matches what your climate may be in 2080. The results are startling.

Rie Yamada collects vintage photo albums and re-stages the images—with herself as all the subjects.

A hacker can accelerate Xiaomi M365 scooter—or hit the breaks—while a rider is on it.

Opinion: Humans train the machine-learning and AI systems at Facebook, Google, and Twitter to filter out bias. The problem: they don't know what they're looking for.

At Culture Biosciences, rows of bioreactors are brewing yeast and bacteria so synthetic biology startups can produce their foods, biofuels, and medicines faster.

In the movie *Gravity*, Sandra Bullock uses a fire extinguisher to maneuver in space. Controlling it is much, much harder than it looks.

We are building a 1-to-1 map of almost unimaginable scope. When it's complete, our physical reality will merge with the digital universe.

So get ready to see a lot more of the company's toaster-inspired, human-free robots roaming the street, delivering groceries.

What are the consequences (and conveniences) of the tech giant acquiring the home router company?

Many of the body cameras worn by police are woefully vulnerable to hacking and manipulation. Amber Authenticate wants to fix that—with the blockchain.

Blue is definitely not the warmest color.

Also, 'The Walking Dead' is losing a fan-favorite character and 'The Lego Movie 2' underperforms.

*The L Word* reboot has the opportunity to do something revolutionary. Again.

Opinion: With its American AI Initiative, the White House is devoting funding, research, and data infrastructure to boosting our prowess in artificial intelligence.

Where we live plays an enormous role in our emissions. For the Green New Deal to work, it needs to grapple with that fact.

As goofy as some of your smartphone keyboard's predictions are, at least it tries to not make you look bad.

A new research center will finally quantify cannabis' toll on the environment, as well as how existing rules affect the growers themselves.

Google and Microsoft have added warnings to their "risk factors" for investors about potential legal and ethical problems from their artificial intelligence projects.

The US will join more than a dozen other countries with national AI strategies when President Trump signs an executive order to create the American AI Initiative.

Here's how to tune in, even if you don't have a TV. (And give Kendrick album of the year already.)

The logistics giant invests in autonomous vehicle startup Aurora, the micromobility world ponders its future, we review the new Porsche 911, and more.

The speech was very boring. The state of the world as a whole, though, is far from tedious.

Humans interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans, but were there others? Paleontologists are using deep learning to find lost branches of our family tree.

Even with a few glitches, these cute wirefree, true wireless workout earbuds are still worth the price.

Squirrel monkeys don’t see color like people. But inject their eyeballs with a genetically engineered virus, and they suddenly can perceive a new rainbow. The same trick could someday be used on color-blind people.

The future of journalism is more partisan and supported by more diverse revenue streams—in other words, like the journalism of 200 years ago.

The shutdown may have ended two weeks ago, but federal cybersecurity professionals will be coping with its impact for a long time to come.

Before stars are stars and solar systems emerge, there is nothing but gas and dust.

Location data scandals, a Zcash bug, and more of the week's top security news.

The sci-fi anthology show deserves a second run. Come on, Hulu.

Steven Soderbergh's new Netflix movie is concerned with the business of sports, and more specifically the politics of human capital.

As the company morphed from an exclusive platform for co-eds to one of the biggest, most powerful platforms in the world, our writers chronicled it all.

Access to cars is the best short-term solution for connecting lower-income people to jobs, but the autos they can afford are the worst for the planet.

The Amazon CEO alleges he was the victim of sextortion. He’s not the only one.

The Amazon CEO accused the tabloid of “extortion” on Thursday, but legal experts say it’s a close call.

A Sprint lawsuit against AT&T reveals confusion over the newest wireless standards.

Between 1917 and 1991 the USSR built hundreds of sanatoriums across its empire. Many of them still survive.

Cinemark is the latest chain to dip a toe into the deepest water of the VR pool: high-end "free roam" experiences like Terminator Salvation: Fight For the Future.