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Here’s how the US needs to prepare for the age of artificial intelligence Government indifference toward AI could let the US lose ground to rival countries. But what would a good AI plan actually look like? Here’s how the US needs to prepare for the...

Zipline launches the world’s fastest commercial delivery drone The California-based startup’s new machine takes to the skies just as the US is about to loosen rules governing drone operations. Zipline launches the world’s fastest commercial delivery...

Why getting back to the moon is so damn hard The $20 million Lunar X Prize was supposed to send startups into space. The cost turned out to be far higher than the reward—but the competitors were never really in it for the trophy. Why getting back to...

For better AI, diversify the people building it Speakers at EmTech Digital offered up tangible solutions to the problem of bias in AI. For better AI, diversify the people building it

Adobe bets that AI tools can foster real creativity At EmTech Digital, Gavin Miller, head of Adobe Research, shows off prototypes of AI-enhanced tools for photo and video editing that he thinks could make more time for human artistry. Adobe bets...

How the AI cloud could produce the richest companies ever Amazon, Google, and Microsoft all want to dominate the business of providing artificial-intelligence services through cloud computing. The winner may have the OS of the future. How the AI...

AI could alleviate China’s doctor shortage Chinese doctors and tech companies are developing tools to automate routine medical tasks. AI could alleviate China’s doctor shortage

What Uber’s fatal accident could mean for the autonomous-car industry The first pedestrian death leads some to ask whether the industry is moving too fast to deploy the technology. What Uber’s fatal accident could mean for the autonomous-car...