THERE’S A PARTICULAR kind of sci-fi nerd who equates fusion tech with utopia. If we could only harness the engine of the stars, it would uncork near limitless energy and neatly sweep away a whole mess of humanity’s problems. But how would that work exactly? What would the transition look like?

The US declared a space race with China—and gave itself almost zero chance of winning.

AT WHAT AGE should a kid get a smartwatch? In China, parents are buying them for children as young as 5. Adults, of course, want practical features, so they can call their kids or track their location down to a specific building floor. Children have their own reasons to clamor for the gadgets.

From Alibaba to Zhipu, thousands of Chinese companies are taking part in the domestic AI boom—and the government keeps tabs on them all.

With factories and manufacturing deals on nearly every continent, Chinese battery companies are taking over the world.

AI companies are looking to spend trillions on data centers — a huge sum that could threaten the economy if the bet doesn't pay off.

When asked if AI can be used to "solve economic gaps," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that it's "going to be massively deflationary."

Anthropic cofounder and CEO Dario Amodei is back with a 19,000-word essay posted to his blog, warning that "humanity needs to wake up."

As cybercrime evolves, the strategies you use to protect yourself need to evolve, too.

Generative AI may already be inducing a state of "cultural stagnation," leading to a convergence of generic ideas, a new study has shown.

A paper claims to mathematically prove that AI agents have a hard ceiling to their capabilities that they will never surpass.

Meta quietly announced that it will cut off teen users' access to its AI character — if only for the time being.