AI Agents Research
The Download: Flock’s new rules, cloning’s future, and children’s cells
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technolog...
This scientist is helping build a missing map of childhood
In 2017, Deanne Taylor attended a presentation at the University of Pennsylvania, just a short walk from her office. A researcher was t...
Job titles of the future: Space travel agent
Roman Chiporukha has long turned wild travel dreams into reality. Over two decades as co-owner of the luxury lifestyle firm Roman &...
Cloning could be used to save species—or make human “organ sacks”
This week I spoke to scientists who have found a way to turn male mouse embryos female. They’ve developed a CRISPR-based ap...
Roundtables: Inside the “Censorship-Industrial Complex” Idea Shaping US Policy
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The “censorship-industrial complex” is an idea that a network of government, tech, and research g...
Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography
Quantum computing has alternated between breakthrough darling and overhyped promise in technology circles. Its powerful new capabilitie...
Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash
The police-tech giant Flock is announcing today that it will change officers’ access to its nationwide network of license p...
The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technolog...
The builder’s guide to GPT‑5.6
Learn how startups use GPT-5.6 to build faster, more cost-efficient AI agents with smarter model selection and new Responses API capabi...