What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

Microsoft’s MSFT0.11%increase; green up pointing triangle Copilot chatbot has become central to its artificial-intelligence strategy as the company’s close partnership with OpenAI diminishes. But the ...

Guterres warns against erosion of international law and cooperation Multilateralism under assault, secretary-general says, amid global conflicts, US funding cuts Guterres prioritizes AI governance to ...

X appeared to suffer a widespread outage on Friday morning as users across the US took to Downdetector and reported problems posting, loading feeds and refreshing timelines. Reports poured in from ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After ...

For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. Shortly after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, in 2022, he claimed that “removing child exploitation is priority ...

Many congratulations on your promotion. It’s probably downhill from here. This deflating prognosis is not true of every job, person or organisation. But too often, a promotion is a precursor to ...

We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. The numbers are staggering. Nearly one in four 17-year-old boys in the United States has ...