A data center with rows of servers and neatly organized cables in red and blue on both sides of a central aisle.

The Digital Frontier

30 years ago, the Internet opened up a new frontier, and today we’re all citizens of a digital Wild West, where how we live, work and govern is changing everyday.

A woman speaks on a phone. A monitor on her desk shows the face of a man.

Computer Science

Skype is dead. Here’s why it almost wasn’t born.

Threatened by their low cost, traditional telephone companies tried to get long-distance internet phone services banned in the 1990s.

A pixelated illustration of a laptop on a blue and green gradient background. The screen and keyboard are shown in a grid-like pattern.

AI

All PCs will be AI PCs “pretty soon,” says Intel exec

Manufacturers are now equipping their PCs with the hardware needed to run the latest AI applications locally. Here’s what that means for you.

Stylized illustration of test tubes containing red shapes: a human embryo, molecules, a goat, wheat, and a duck against a purple background.

Biohacking

We’re able to create new creatures through gene editing. What’s stopping us?

The question isn’t whether we can sculpt new life. The question is what comes next.

No content available

Subscribe to the newsletter