Set up in 2018, Runway has been developing AI-powered video-editing software for several years. Its tools are used by TikTokers and YouTubers as well as mainstream movie and TV studios. The makers... Read more »

—Tate Ryan-Mosley, senior tech policy reporter I’ve always been a super-Googler, coping with uncertainty by trying to learn as much as I can about whatever might be coming. That included my father’s... Read more »

I am a mostly visual thinker, and thoughts pose as scenes in the theater of my mind. When my many supportive family members, friends, and colleagues asked how I was doing, I’d... Read more »

Stable Diffusion is open source, meaning anyone can analyze and investigate it. Imagen is closed, but Google granted the researchers access. Singh says the work is a great example of how important... Read more »

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 A suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ is flying over the USOfficials are hesitant to shoot it down... Read more »

Doctors routinely ask would-be donors about their health, well-being, and ability to look after themselves and whether they smoke or take recreational drugs. These factors will affect not only whether their organs... Read more »

Over the past five years, Patil has trained hundreds of ASHAs from different states to use WhatsApp to debunk false information.  Maya Patil, an ASHA from Maharashtra’s Kutwad village, says she’s noticed... Read more »

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Remember Amazon’s drone delivery program?It’s still struggling to take off. (The Information $) 2 These videos... Read more »

In the show, a band of special-effects pros tested out myths from TV shows or popular knowledge, like: Can a snowplow flip a car over? Can you fly using fireworks? Are elephants... Read more »