AI can now decode inner speech with 74% accuracy. Brain-computer interfaces promise dignity and connection, but raise urgent questions of consent and control.

Looking for some help with today’s NYT Connections? Some hints and the answers for today’s game are right here to help keep your streak alive.

Each month, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weeks ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

With widespread unemployment and financial precarity, cyberfraud can seem like an appealing way—sometimes the only way—to earn a living.

The need for a ProSocial AI Index is urgent. AI systems increasingly cause positive and irreversibly harmful outcomes. We need a standard to assess these capabilities. 

A study finding strong support in seven East Coast states could be the first step to reintroduce pumas into lost habitats the Eastern U.S.