A single billiard ball bouncing around a specially designed table may sound like the world’s least impressive computer. Mathematically, however, it can do something far more surprising: simulate a universal Turing machine and, in principle,...

President Donald Trump proposed changing the term “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence” during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, arguing that the word “artificial” makes the technology sound less capable...

A pilot has taken aerial artwork to a remarkable new level, using the flight path of a small plane to recreate Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa across the skies above Oklahoma and Arkansas. The unusual...

Africa is not breaking apart in a sudden geological catastrophe, but a huge rift in eastern Africa has reached a stage that scientists say brings the continent closer to an eventual breakup. Researchers studying the...

A three-word message has offered an unusually intimate glimpse into the potential of brain-computer interfaces. Neuralink has released a video showing a speech-impaired clinical trial participant communicating with his partner using the company’s implanted brain-computer...

New satellite imagery suggests Iran is rapidly rebuilding the Taleghan 2 facility inside the Parchin military complex, a site long associated with allegations of past nuclear weapons-related research. The images, captured by Vantor on September...