List of Science and Technology articles
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People walk by an ad with two Bitcoin cryptocurrency tokens. America Is Missing a Big Opportunity on Blockchain
High-profile crypto fraud cases have spooked Washington—and now it’s failing to shape the future of finance.
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An illustration shows Elon Musk caught in a tangle of scribbles with Twitter logo and blue checkmarks Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Becoming a Sewer of Disinformation
Changes to the platform have systematically amplified authoritarian state propaganda.
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An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany. Hydrogen Is the Future—or a Complete Mirage
The green-hydrogen industry is a case study in the potential—for better and worse—of our new economic era.
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The logos of Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Snapchat, and Instragram shown on a computer screen in Lille. Free Speech Social Media Doesn’t Exist
Why laws banning hate speech and misinformation are already redundant.
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People walk in front of building 10 on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States
Here’s why that spells bad news for Washington.
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union, is guided by a four-legged robot as she arrives for the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva. It Was Set Up to Regulate Telegraphs. Now It’s Grappling With AI.
The U.N.’s oldest agency is taking on the world’s newest technology.
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A DJI Mavic Air drone hovers in front of the sun. There’s No Substitute for Chinese Drones (and That’s a Problem)
Grounding DJI products is already causing severe issues.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. China Fires a Fresh Salvo in the Chip War
Beijing’s export restrictions on two metals may not be a death blow, but they are likely to serve as a warning shot.
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A photorealistic illustration shows a semiconductor chip with a U.S. flag in the middle. Why the United States Is Winning the AI Race—for Now
Paul Scharre expands on his FP cover essay.
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A worker wearing a blue body suit, face mask, and disposable gloves reaches out one hand to grasp a sheet of clear plastic packaging material from a table of clamps. Why China’s Tech Dominance Is Not Inevitable
Technologist Dan Wang on the impact of U.S. sanctions on Beijing.
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A man watches a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul railway station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea Does More Cyberspying Than You Think
The Hermit Kingdom doesn’t just steal cryptocash; it steals state secrets—especially from neighbors.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman leaves an event at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. OpenAI’s CEO Goes on a Diplomatic Charm Offensive
Sam Altman’s global travels may be more opportunistic than altruistic.
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A photorealistic illustration shows a semiconductor chip with a U.S. flag in the middle. Washington Can Lead on AI
Both the private and public sectors need to play a part.
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A textural drawn illustraiton shows a robotic AI arm stabbing a flag through a globe wireframe containing two wrestling human-shaped figures with U.S. and China colors on each for a story about global competition over artificial intelligence. AI Is Winning the AI Race
Success isn’t just staying ahead of China.
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AI-war-predictions-technology-Brian-Stauffer-illustration-foreign-policy AI Has Entered the Situation Room
Data lets us see with unprecedented clarity—but reaping its benefits requires changing how foreign policy is made.
