As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes developing economies, it raises familiar risks of disruption, misinformation, and surveillance—but also promises many potential benefits. Recent examples ...

Technological developments—such as factory robots, smart home devices, and self-driving cars—transform the way we live and work. Such developments are exciting in many ways, because they promise ...

At the Utah Capitol last month, a mother told lawmakers her children struggled to stay focused on homework because their school-issued laptops supplied an endless stream of notifications from online ...

Xiaoyu Zhang is an independent scholar of political science and author of The Prehistory of AI Civilization (2025). He is based in Singapore. Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future Dan Wang W ...

China is pledging to use ‘extraordinary measures’ to support the country's bid to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, quantum technology and other cutting-edge technological fields, ...