In August, a team of mathematicians posted a paper claiming to solve a major problem in algebraic geometry — using entirely alien techniques. It instantly captivated the field, stoking excitement in ...

As City Hall scrambles to close the over $1 billion deficit, and Mayor Brandon Johnson implores all departments to tighten their belts, cuts are quietly and disproportionately assigned to the Chicago ...

The Library of Congress is moving to strengthen the reliability and security of its enterprise IT environment under a potential $150 million multiple-award contract covering operations and maintenance ...

Ada Community Library board moved 2 books to adult stacks without formal vote. Chair said policy was followed and no vote was required by law; one trustee objected. Library trustee, state leaders ...

Function Health, a startup that offers lab testing and body scans for early disease detection, scored nearly $300 million in series B funding, boosting its valuation to $2.5 billion. Redpoint Ventures ...

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

It was a massive NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, with mutiple big pieces changing hands across the league. The New York Jets went on a fire sale by dealing cornerback Sauce Gardner and tackle Quinnen ...

It’s everywhere, as the author learned the hard way while making as little contact as possible with machine learning and generative artificial intelligence. It’s everywhere, as the author learned the ...

In 1938, as concerns of censorship rose worldwide, Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding penned the words that would become the "Library Bill of Rights." The first tenet states: "Books ...

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Biosafety hawks were initially optimistic that the incoming second Trump administration would at last place binding constraints on so-called "dangerous gain-of-function" research, in which pathogens ...