List of Science and Technology articles
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A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star. A New Age of Empires
What makes a modern empire, from Russia to cyberspace.
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From left to right: Jacob Helberg, an advisor to Palantir's CEO; Vinod Khosla, founder, Khosla Ventures; and Republican Sen. Todd Young speak onstage at the Hill & Valley Forum on AI security at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. The Tech Hawks Took Down TikTok. Now What?
Silicon Valley and Washington are finding common ground on China. But some worry about groupthink.
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A view of dump trucks loaded with nickel ore at a mining site in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2023. Without Indonesia’s Nickel, EVs Have No Future in America
The IRA and Senate opposition to a free trade deal with Jakarta are undermining the United States’ green transition.
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A worker checks a robot arm at a robotics company during a tour in Xianghe county in China's Hebei province on Oct. 22, 2017. Xi Believes China Can Win a Scientific Revolution
Beijing’s techno-nationalist policies are more geopolitical than economic.
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An illustration shows the Colosseum of the Roman Empire juxtaposed with a digital sphere and iconography for a story about digital superpowers. The New Empires of the Internet Age
Cyberspace has upended the old world order.
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Motorists and pedestrians travel on a paved road beneath a massive billboard in Tehran. The billboard depicts a fleet of missiles standing upright against a background of orange flames, along with text in Persian and Arabic. The Next Israel-Iran Fight Could Be in Cyberspace
The two countries have a long history of online offensives against each other, which may come into play as Israel mulls retaliation for Iran's attack.
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A group of people on motorbikes ride on the street in front of a massive microchip fabrication plant. The company name, TSMC, is displayed in large red letters on the front of the building. The Chipmaking World Hedges Its Taiwan Bets
Earthquake or not, building semiconductor factories off the island has become a global imperative.
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Two soldiers in combat gear carefully peer around the corner of a wall while a robotic dog stands at their knees. They look across a desert landscape toward a robotic vehicle in the distance. America’s Next Soldiers Will Be Machines
In future wars, U.S. generals want to send robots to face the enemy’s first bullets.
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A photo collage illustration shows a cursor weaving around the legs of a suited person standing atop a pile of torn papers for a story about Big Tech avoiding regulations. Big Tech Is Trying to Prevent Debate About Its Social Harms
The industry’s “digital trade” strategy seeks to preemptively constrain governments.
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People participate in an AI red-teaming exercise at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas. What an Effort to Hack Chatbots Says About AI Safety
The White House backed an AI red-teaming exercise last year. The results are in.
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Fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, on May 13, 2021. ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’: U.S. Officials Warn of Increased Cyberthreats
Washington prepares for a worst-case scenario of attacks on critical infrastructure.
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A U.N. General Assembly meeting regarding the commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, at U.N. headquarters in New York City. The U.N. Gets the World to Agree on AI Safety
A new resolution on safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence was endorsed by all 193 member countries.
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A photo collage illustration of a finger made of bits of contracts and pieces of tech to represent a large corporation, pushing down on the American flag. America Has a Resilience Problem
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission makes the case for competition in an increasingly consolidated world.
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An illustration shows a stopwatch, at the center of which is a repeated TikTok logo—which is shaped like an eighth note in music—spinning like the second hand of a watch. Is TikTok’s Time Finally Up?
The United States may ban one of the world’s most popular apps.
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A commercial airline aircraft flies past clouds as the sun sets over Kuwait City. War-Zone GPS Spoofing Is Threatening Civil Aviation
A surge in spoofing from the Middle East to northern Europe is throwing onboard navigation systems off course.
