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 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
A growing contest between the United States and China over high-tech platforms and artificial intelligence has moved to the center of national security policy. As Washington sharpens export rules and
A leading venture capitalist says Europe’s artificial intelligence startups have a real shot at global leadership, sharpening a debate over whether the region can scale winners in a field often