Technology

The academic and author discusses what to expect from the singularity, the need for AI self-correcting mechanisms, and what hope there is for superintelligence safeguarding democracy.

Windows’ Blue Screen of Death is perhaps the most recognizable error screen of all time. However, Microsoft is now changing it.

The fierce debate about smartphones and adolescent mental health rests on conflicting science. Researchers and technology companies must work to improve it.

Big Think features “The Gods Will Not Be Chained,” a short story by Ken Liu, winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards.

TikTok first went dark under federal legislation banning the app over national security concerns in January. President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the ban through April 5.

The third season of HBO’s “The White Lotus” has featured — spoilers ahead — adultery, a stolen firearm, an incestuous threesome, a dead body in the water, fake friendships and white-collar crime.

Over the past few years, concerns about China’s navy and its potential threat to U.S. interests have steadily grown. Two decades ago, the U.S. Navy had 282 battle-force ships against the Chinese navy’s 220, but by the mid-2010s this advantage had disappeared.

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features New York City-based husband-and-wife founders Lee Kojanis, 37, and Daniele Orellana, 34. Kojanis is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and Orellana is a board-certified pediatric dentist.

Somewhere in London’s theatre district—I can’t say where—there’s a nondescript office building with a neon sign in the lobby that reads, in blue cursive script, “You Me Bum Bum Train.

International tourists detained at U.S. borders. Steep tariffs imposed on trade partners. Threats against longtime allies.