World Cup propels surveillance to new heights
Under the watchful eye of surveillance cameras, fans leave after the France-Senegal World Cup match in East Rutherford, N.J., on…
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Would Hunters Take a Lyme Disease Vaccine? We Asked
It’s tick season, possibly the worst in a decade. More and more Americans are being exposed to these parasites as…
8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being
AI is a factor in human well-being, whether harmful or helpful. EvgeniyShkolenko via Getty Images Artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships…
Florida Hospitals Act Fast To Discharge Gun Victims — Especially if They’re Not Insured
Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times…
What Amendment 5 ad gets wrong about Missouri data centers
Interior of a modern data center (Getty Images). There’s a television ad making the rounds for Amendment 5, and it…
Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US
Israeli soldiers patrol near the border with Lebanon on June 9, 2026. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images A lot hangs…
Police use of artificial intelligence grows as rules lag behind
A police officer’s body-camera footage is transcribed directly into the ReportAI interface developed by software company Mark43. Police departments across…
FCC adopts new rules as states transition to Next Generation 911
A person dials 911 on a smartphone. Next Generation 911 technology allows callers to send text messages, photos, videos and…
What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia’s volunteers
The numbers for Wikipedia tell a story of change – and stress. Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images This year,…
From Hormuz to the cockpit: How warfare and criminal activity undermine GPS and the race to safeguard navigation
The Strait of Hormuz is just one example of a busy shipping lane where GPS signals are blocked and faked.…
Medicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays
Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before…
Anyone can fake a scientific image with AI, tricking even academic journals – and undermining trust in science
Are you able to tell the difference between a scientific image made by a person or by an AI model?…
Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’
Some parents call tablets the 'square au pair.' Danielle Villasana/The Washington Post via Getty Images In the trailer for “Toy…
Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US bridges rated ‘structurally deficient’
The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Every bridge has parts that…
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’
June 18 Katheryn Houghton [CATH-er-in HOW-tun] reads the week’s news: New rules that require millions of Americans to work to…
Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved
Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty…