Phones have AI. Computers have AI. Cars have AI. Televisions have AI. Refrigerators have AI. Search engines have AI. Cameras, headphones, toothbrushes and household appliances are increasingly being advertised as…
AI Agents Are Arriving. What Exactly Are They?
For the first few years of the generative AI revolution, we learned to ask machines questions. Now the machines are beginning to do something different: they can act on our…
That Email Looks Real. That’s the Problem.
For years, we were told how to recognize a phishing email: bad grammar, strange spelling, suspicious logos and absurd requests. Those clues haven't disappeared. But scammers are getting better at…
Your Personal Data Is Everywhere. Can You Take It Back?
Your address. Your purchases. Your searches. Your location history. Your interests. Perhaps even the names of your relatives. After decades of living online, pieces of our personal lives are scattered…
Is Your Password Still Enough?
For decades, the password was the key to our digital lives. Make it long, make it complicated and never share it. That advice still matters—but the way criminals steal accounts…
AI Is Doing the Homework. Are Students Still Learning?
Students can now use AI to write essays, solve problems and complete assignments in seconds. The challenge for education is no longer keeping AI out of the classroom—it is making…
China’s EV makers can charge cars in 5 minutes. The U.S. is far behind
Chinese electric vehicles’ ultrafast charging is only getting faster. Geely Auto unveiled technology that can charge an electric vehicle battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes, a leap…
When an Algorithm Decides Whether You Deserve Credit
You apply for a loan. The answer comes back: No. Perhaps you wanted to buy a car. Maybe you applied for a credit card, needed money to start a small…
Your Bank Knows More About You Than You Think
The trail of our lives left by our transactions. Your bank knows how much money you have. That is obvious. What is less obvious is how much your financial transactions…
Can AI Help You Spend Less Money?
Artificial intelligence is usually presented as a technology that will transform the future. But one of its most useful applications may be considerably less glamorous: helping you figure out where…