List of Science and Technology articles
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The NATO star is seen through a window at the organization's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 4, 2024. NATO Needs to Innovate More and Faster
After working to achieve interoperability between national militaries, the alliance now needs to do the same with the private sector.
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An illustrations shows a robot-like representation of AI covered in various modes of regulation: chains, caution tape, and ropes. A Realist Perspective on AI Regulation
Experimentation is the right strategy—as long as regulators can learn from one another.
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A small armed drone is seen on the ground between the feet of a soldier. Suicide Drones Are Killing Civilians From Syria to Ukraine
Cheap tech has made targeting noncombatants an effective terror tactic.
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letters-president-america-election-nicolas-ortega-illustration-3-2 Letters to the Next President
No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.
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A worker displays a silicon wafer at a semiconductor computer chip fabrication plant in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on March 14. U.S. Adds India to Its Global Semiconductor Alliance
The move aims to create a friendlier supply chain amid escalating tech competition with China.
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Elon Musk speaks in Paris, on June 16, 2023. Elon Musk vs. (Parts of) the World
The billionaire’s battles with governments raise tough questions about digital rights and online speech.
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A UNRWA employee provides polio vaccine and rotavirus vaccines for children in a clinic in Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Sept. 9, 2020. Gaza’s Polio Outbreak Won’t Spare Israelis
The country’s unvaccinated ultra-Orthodox population is at risk of contracting the disease, unless Netanyahu agrees to a prolonged cease-fire to allow mass vaccination.
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The headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of video sharing app TikTok, is seen in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2020. Banning TikTok Won’t Keep Your Data Safe
Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them.
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A rocket is launched at night. There is a lot of smoke, and the photo is red-tinted. The U.S. and China Should Consider Partnering in Space
The benefits could outweigh the risks—and allow the superpowers to leave competition to earthly problems.
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A photo taken on February 26, 2024 shows the logo of the Artificial Intelligence chat application on a smartphone screen and and the letters AI on a laptop screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. The Least Risky AI Strategy Is a Bold One
Pausing our current technological progress would only help the world’s most privileged.
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Students train at the training school run by Glencore, an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company, at Mopani Mines in Zambia. AI Enters the Critical Mineral Race
Can the technology give Washington the edge in a vital—and deeply competitive—industry?
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Kamala Harris wears a black suit and walks by a sign announcing the AI Safety Summit. If Kamala Harris Was the Czar of Anything, It Would Be AI
While not widely known, the vice president’s experience on this issue is substantial.
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Google's offices in New York City, Oct. 20, 2020. Antitrust Ruling Is Bad News for Google
The case could signal a new U.S. approach toward combating tech monopolies.
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A drawn illustration of Gina Raimondo with a blue background. The Technocrat
Gina Raimondo has reshaped the Commerce Department for technological competition with China.
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A spinning color wheel is superimposed over the keyboard and screen of a supercomputer. The 1960s Novella That Got AI (Mostly) Right
An Italian sci-fi book buzzes with many issues that society still grapples with today.
