The Pentagon is spending billions on Big Tech and Silicon Valley startups as it goes all-in on AI

A new report from Brown University’s “Costs of War” project sheds light on a renewed closeness…

An AI challenge only humans can solve

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Bringing hope and transformation to the Democratic Republic of Congo

MIT graduate student Milain Fayulu is on a mission. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Q&A: David Autor on the long afterlife of the “China shock”

In 2001, the U.S. normalized long-term trade relations with China, and China joined the World Trade…

Data flow’s decisive role on the global stage

In 2016, Meicen Sun came to a profound realization: “The control of digital information will lie…