A new gadget from Pocket is trying to turn any smartphone into a constant note taker. The company is selling a $129 credit card-shaped puck that sticks to the back
AI that answers is old news. Agentic AI takes a goal, makes a plan, uses tools, and gets the job done. Here’s what it means and how to put it to work.
A judge spent five days hearing testimony in a case involving a 14-year-old girl and an adult man, drawing renewed attention to how courts weigh evidence in sensitive cases. The
Rachel Sava, a PhD candidate in the Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology program, has won the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize for work examining the benefits and risks of
The United Kingdom’s online safety watchdog said it has no further legal routes available under the Online Safety Act, signaling a rare halt in an enforcement effort and raising questions
Andrew Yang used a weekend news program to spotlight a fast-moving shift in American politics and policy. The Forward Party founder discussed reality TV figure Spencer Pratt’s use of artificial
Twenty One Capital named Raphael Zagury its new chief executive, replacing founder Jack Mallers, as Strike stepped away from a Tether-backed three-way merger under discussion. The move signals a leadership
Generative AI changed what your software can produce. Agentic AI changes what it can do on its own. Here is what leaders need to know about the difference.
A tournament already battling high temperatures now faces a second threat. Organizers, teams, and fans are preparing for possible wildfire smoke during key matches across North America. Matches have unfolded
Each trading day begins with a tight checklist, and the latest briefing captured that focus with a simple prompt to investors. It set the tone for how money managers plan
AI startup Nous Research is seeking to raise at least $75 million in a new financing round led by Robot Ventures, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion, according to
New drone footage captures sweeping burn scars across parts of Spain, offering a rare overhead view of fires that have disrupted communities and strained emergency crews. The video, recorded above
A technology firm says it will resume selling its Mythos and Fable artificial intelligence models after the Trump administration lifted export limits set earlier in June. The change takes effect
A fresh cultural debate has surfaced around Homer’s Odyssey, as columnist Zoe Williams questions the long delay in Odysseus’s return to Ithaca. The comment revives a classic puzzle, pressing readers
As tech executives forecast sweeping changes from artificial intelligence, a growing group of economists is tapping the brakes, arguing that the U.S. labor market may prove more resilient than Silicon
At a Washington Post Live panel, Arizona State University President Michael Crow and President Sally Kornbluth discussed how colleges can prepare future scientists to guide the country through rapid technological
Search is being replaced by answers. Generative engine optimization is the discipline of being the brand the AI recommends. Here’s how it works and how to win it.
Almost any AI agent impresses in a demo. Here are the best AI agents by category in 2026 and a practical playbook for putting them to work on real business problems.
In San Francisco, a new entrant is betting that robotics and artificial intelligence can speed up how roads, utilities, and other projects get built. Gritt announced its launch with $32.4
MIT has introduced a new student competition that asks a simple but high-stakes question. Can artificial intelligence shorten the design-build-test loop so engineers can deliver better results faster? The initiative,
Anthropic is warning about the risks of recursive self-improving artificial intelligence, yet it is also being pushed into the spotlight by talk of a blockbuster stock listing. Technology writer Matthew
Dimitri P. Bertsekas, an MIT professor emeritus known for shaping modern optimization and artificial intelligence, has died at age 83. His death closes a chapter for a scholar whose work
MIT has appointed Jesse Thaler as the new director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, placing a leading theorist at the helm of one of the institute’s core research units.
A new analysis argues that quantum computers could soon deliver clear gains for machine learning and related algorithms, challenging years of doubt in the field. The finding arrives as labs
Astronomers announced the discovery of a rocky exoplanet that appears to host an atmosphere and orbits within the habitable zone of its star. The finding, shared by the research team,
The hard part of building an AI agent is not the model. It is the job, the tools, and the guardrails. Here is a practical 2026 roadmap for shipping agents that work.
The story of the week is simple: the US-China AI race is accelerating, and panic is a poor plan. The uproar over China’s Kimi K3 model and a separate OpenAI
A state Justice Department is taking charge of an officer-involved shooting as local officials pledge to release the officer’s name once allowed by policy. The announcement, made by the police
Smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires is pushing into the United States, sending air quality sliding in multiple regions and prompting public health warnings. The cross-border haze, carried by
A new AI model called FLUX 3 entered Early Access, signaling a push to blend images, video, and audio into a single learning system. The developers said the model jointly