Scientists use AI to create viruses not found in nature with medicinal potential
Researchers at Stanford University used artificial intelligence to create 16 functional viruses not found in nature earlier this…
Exclusive | Can the US and its allies break China’s grip on rare earths and AI technology?
The struggle between the US and China over who will lead in artificial intelligence is one of the…
Crawfish soup on Mars? US fears over China’s scientific ambitions raised in Senate hearing
A Chinese researcher’s vision of serving spicy crawfish soup to astronauts on Mars became an unlikely symbol of…
Stanford Scientists Solve a 252-Million-Year-Old Mass Extinction Mystery
Representative samples of the modern fauna (left three samples) and the Paleozoic fauna (right four samples). Credit: Sarah…
Trans Minors Sue to Stop Justice Department Access to Medical Records
As the Trump administration escalates its efforts to obtain the medical records of transgender adolescents from many of…
Opinion | My Classmate, ChatGPT
At Stanford University, where I am a senior, tech chief executives are something like rock stars. When the…
Jeff Bezos’ Secretive AI Startup Is Set to Be Valued at Around $38 Billion
Project Prometheus, the secretive AI startup cofounded by Jeff Bezos, is raising around $10 billion in fresh funding…
How AI is already reshaping the workforce
As the storm clouds over the Middle East continue to darken, attention understandably has shifted to an escalating…
US, China ‘disjointed’ on AI, but collaboration is possible: Silicon Valley tech founder
As China and the United States race to develop artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical barriers are shaping how research,…
AI finds existing drugs that may extend survival for ALS patients
With the help of artificial intelligence, a coalition of Bay Area institutions identified 18 FDA-approved drugs that could…
Tricorder Tech: Protein Sequencing Advance Offers New Insights Into Life’s Foundations
DNA-encoded Edman degradation on magnetic beads. (A) Reaction scheme for barcoding PTC amino acids via DNA-encoded Edman degradation…
As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy
World leaders have tried and failed to curb climate change by appealing to nations to act for the…