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Meta’s Oversight Board races to govern the AI surge
As the worlds of social media and artificial intelligence collide, Meta’s Oversight Board is rethinking how it can best execute its regulatory role. Meta’s Oversight Board is an independent, external…
Housing First helps people find permanent homes in Detroit − but HUD plans to divert funds to short-term solutions
Detroit area homelessness providers worry the federal funding shift could affect thousands of individuals and families across the region. Charles Ommanney/Getty Images Joshua Lott/Getty Images A bureaucratic shift in Washington is threatening to undo years of progress in Detroit’s fight…
Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority
Rubble from a police station damaged in airstrikes on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents and their…
An AI avatar is running to represent Indigenous voters in Colombia
Among the thousands of candidates seeking election in Colombia’s parliamentary polls this month is an artificial intelligence avatar. Its creator hopes it will change the way Indigenous people in the…
Big Tech’s Gulf megaprojects are trapped between two war choke points
Billions of dollars in U.S. technology infrastructure, and trillions more in planned investment, now depend on fiber-optic cables running through war zones. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google spent years building data…
Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers
The Iranian drone strikes that hit Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East have thrust a new question to the forefront of the tech industry: Should data centers be…
GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
With GLP-1 drugs becoming more accessible and affordable, they could also be within reach for substance use treatment. Michael Siluk/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a…
AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
Hypersonic aircraft, like NASA’s X-43A shown here, are exposed to extreme heat and pressure. Jim Ross/NASA via Getty Images From hypersonic aircraft to nuclear-powered submarines, many of today’s most advanced defense systems rely on a special class of materials known…
With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program
Top NASA officials give an update on major changes to the Artemis program on Feb. 27, 2026. Miguel J Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Image Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s…