Technology

School districts are banning AI, states are limiting educational technology in classrooms, and Meta will set new “school mode” restrictions — here’s what to know

The fast-growing private-school network is handing much of instruction over to artificial intelligence. Researchers say the science is far from settled

Meta agreed to implement new safety measures, including a default two-hour daily limit for using Facebook and Instagram, for users under the age of 18

Two robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter-dash record—but likely couldn’t survive in the real world

Without drastic interventions, data centers in space could disrupt scientific observations and fragile ecosystems by adding almost innumerable new “stars” to the heavens above

The space agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which studied cataclysmic cosmic explosions, is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year

Moiya McTier explores what makes human creativity unique in the age of AI

Two new missions are revealing how robotic repair and assembly could become routine on the final frontier

Golden Dome’s most audacious element would require a vast constellation of weapons that does not yet exist. Defense companies are already lining up to build it

Zipline’s tethered delivery system lowers packages from the sky. Now it has to show that people want the service

Two American companies are pursuing rival manufacturing strategies for these long-promised cells in an industry China dominates

The start-up’s grant to the Nuclear Threat Initiative will fund an international information sharing system designed to flag biosecurity threats from AI