Scientists have created a programmable drug system that can zero in on cancer cells with unprecedented accuracy. Built from synthetic DNA, it only activates when it detects a precise combination of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Task” has tense standoffs between not-too-different cops and criminals. It has gunfights in the woods and heists that turn into bloodbaths that turn into kidnappings. Yet the HBO ...

This image released by HBO shows Mark Ruffalo in a scene from "Task." (HBO via AP) This image released by HBO shows Mark Ruffalo in a scene from "Task." (HBO via AP) This image released by HBO shows ...

Your brain is capable of learning to multitask without your realizing it, according to a new study. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has ...

Perplexity has announced a major new feature coming soon to Perplexity Computer: the ability to split tasks between local and cloud models. Perplexity Computer is the company’s agentic system for ...

It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about every other major—yes, even philosophy. The internet is littered with rants ...

On Tuesday, Nature released two papers describing AI systems intended to help scientists develop and test hypotheses. One, Google’s Co-Scientist, is designed as what they term “scientist in the loop,” ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It's spring cleaning season, and for some people that can mean drudgery or anxiety. But experts from Zen monks to psychologists say there are mental health benefits to be found in such ...

Jiuzhang 4.0, China’s latest photonic quantum computer, is staking a claim to quantum supremacy. The photonic supercomputer completed a complex calculation in microseconds, which the world’s fastest ...

AI agents built to run everyday computer tasks have a serious context problem, according to new research from UC Riverside. These systems can open apps, click buttons, fill out forms, move through ...