2026

A surprising new study suggests that genetics may change how diet affects brain health—especially when it comes to Alzheimer’s risk. […]

At a time when the populist right is on the rise, progressives are shooting blanks while history rushes headlong into

Recent breakthroughs in reasoning with large language models have followed a simple pattern: think deeply about a problem upfront, then

China has approved its 15th Five-Year Plan [PDF] setting out the country’s economic, education, social, and industrial priorities through to

A nuclear bomb explodes at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1946, one of several U.S. test explosions. Photo12/Universal

AI models derive their assumptions from English-language sources based in the United States. Weiquan Lin/Moment via Getty Images A friend

Mastery of banal style is losing its usefulness – but language is more powerful than ever. It’s up to the

Huge energy-intensive data centres are required to support growing AI demands. Make more Aerials/Shutterstock More than 200 laws have been

In week five of Rhik Samadder’s diary, our resident AI skeptic decided to let AI take the lead on a

Much of the current focus on AI safety has centred on models – how they are trained and monitored. But