For years now, executives at companies that are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars a year into developing various artificial intelligence tools have insisted that the technology will ultimately mean people will spend less of their time working

A 1981 Commodore SP9000 Super PET computer and floppy disk drives are displayed at the Vintage Computer Festival in Mountain View, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. /Terry Chea)

A woman at an Arizona gynecologist’s office reportedly noticed two things: the upper panel of her exam room door was see-through, and a camera was positioned in the hallway outside it. Gynecologic exams involve partial undressing and intimate physical examination. That context matters enormously here

Alaska is falling behind most of the country on artificial intelligence governance. While other states have spent the past two years building legal and ethical guardrails around AI — protecting children, consumers and workers from harm, requiring transparency in algorithmic decisions and confronting the risks of deepfakes and disinformation — Alaska has moved on almost…

TOKYO, JAPAN, August 10, 2026 — NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Samsung Electronics announced today that they have successfully validated AI-based radio access network (AI-RAN) optimization technology at the user level. This advancement is expected to usher in an era where networks autonomously recognize user contexts and service requirements, delivering optimal communication environments. Moreover, this validation…

For the estimated 10–20 percent of people worldwide allergic to dogs, two beagle puppies born in September 2024 may represent the most credible breakthrough yet. Bailey and Alfie, raised by Kindred Companion Sciences, reportedly produce zero detectable levels of Can f 1 — the protein responsible for most dog allergy symptoms. Antihistamines rattling in your…