When scientists and regulators need clear answers to health risks—such as whether Tylenol causes autism (it doesn’t)—they typically turn to systematic reviews, widely regarded as medicine’s gold ...

On Thursday, a team of researchers led by Microsoft announced that they had discovered, and possibly patched, what they’re terming a biological zero-day—an unrecognized security hole in a system that ...

The data science and machine learning technology space is undergoing rapid changes, fueled primarily by the wave of generative AI and—just in the last year—agentic AI systems and the large language ...

A tech C.E.O. explains why A.I. probably won’t cure diseases anytime soon. Hint: You still need humans. By Kevin Roose Casey Newton and Rachel Cohn The leaders of the biggest A.I. labs argue that ...

Major biotech companies that churn out made-to-order DNA for scientists have protections in place to keep dangerous biological material out of the hands of would-be evil-doers. They screen their ...