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Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent investor who helped Google and Microsoft get established in China, says his new startup 01.AI will create the first “killer apps” of generative AI.

Pocket Pair’s Palworld has ridden a wave of internet-fueled fascination to 5 million games sold and thousands of Twitch streams.

During the first few hours of Palworld, aka “Pokémon with guns,” focus on surviving each day, building your base, and eating your Pals.

On Monday, Cameroon became the first nation to establish routine childhood malaria immunizations. The race is on to give protection to as many people as possible.

Apple’s iOS 17.3 introduces Stolen Device Protection to iPhones, which could stop phone thieves from taking over your accounts. Here’s how to enable it right now.

You will never need that weird charger from 2012. These tips to tidy up your tech will help you sort out your cable collection, organize your gadgets, and get rid of aging ones.

From Wi-Fi extenders to simple wall brackets, there's always something you can do to improve your internet connection at home.

Strand Therapeutics has figured out a way to turn the molecule on and off in certain tissues to more precisely treat tumors.

Police around the US say they're justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea.

Leave a balloon out in the cold and it’ll shrink and look pathetic. Sorry, but that’s the law—the ideal gas law.

With a Leica lens and an innovative, flip-up screen, the Ace Pro is ready for whatever action sequence you want to throw at it.

Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases secretly. If the process can be streamlined, fully private browsing could be possible.

The Nex Playground uses motion tracking to put you in the game for family fun with a side of fitness.

With see-through screens, roll-up displays, and TVs that disguise themselves as paintings, the race is on to make the television the least conspicuous object in your living room.

Plus: Microsoft says attackers accessed employee emails, Walmart fails to stop gift card fraud, “pig butchering” scams fuel violence in Myanmar, and more.

The gas pipeline stretching across Virginia and West Virginia is over budget and behind schedule, with a lot of hard work left to do. Opponents hope that makes fossil fuel companies think twice about building the next one.

Workers are posting their layoff and termination meetings on TikTok, which can destigmatize the experience—but also expose the darker side of work life.