What happens when you try a completely unconventional chess opening? The “Alien Gambit” promises chaos, aggression, and ...

As of March 2026, "Jeopardy!" has been stumping contestants and audiences alike with over 550,000 clues over the course of its 60-year run. Categories have spanned the imagination, with "Before and ...

But what happens when those machines learn to beat us at our own games? When, for the first time in our history, humans have ...

Amid conflicting, generally confusing and outright evasive statements from the Trump administration on the matter, Democratic ...

Some people long for bold, visionary leaders. Others value technocratic expertise. But there’s a third alternative.

First, even his hardcore supporters worry about the economy, and they want him to declare victory and exit the war. And ...

Roman Yampolskiy has studied AI safety longer than almost anyone. He says the biggest risk isn’t the technology itself. It’s the speed at which we’re deploying it without understanding what we’ve ...

Netflix offers so much content that picking something can be hard, but these five Netflix miniseries offer both top quality ...

It’s the final stretch of the season, and your intrepid game thread writer has gone on vacation. While I’m on a boat in the ...

Wondering what it's like to stay at Amangiri in Utah? Here's what it's really like—from the rooms to the food to the ...

These classic Star Trek episodes (from TOS, TNG, DS9, and Voyager) are even more relevant today than when they first aired.

At 27 years old, Yasmin Wijnaldum belongs to a generation reshaping the rules of fashion — and the wider culture around it.