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Ian says AI is starting to behave more like a coworker. And it turns out researchers have been tracking the reason why this ...

To some, METR’s “time horizon plot” indicates that AI utopia—or apocalypse—is close at hand. The truth is more complicated.

It’s often assumed that lower birthrates could help slow climate change and A.I. disruption. The reality is more complex.

The consistency of the global pattern shows how hard these trend lines are to budge. Several nations have preceded the U.S.

The number of detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has reached a new record high, surpassing 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according ...

The U.S. population isn't growing the way it used to. Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection of population growth over the next decade by 7 million people, in response to the Trump ...

Mick Jagger famously sang “what a drag it is getting old.” He should have added: “especially in Massachusetts.” The mega-rich megastar Rolling Stones frontman, 82, doesn’t have to worry about managing ...

The figures come from Portland State University’s Population Research Center, which releases yearly population estimates for every city, town and county in the state. Each year, Oregon lawmakers and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For the third consecutive year, California’s population has increased, though the Golden State has still not ...

A new report has found that nine in 10 parents argue with their kids over technology use — half said the topic comes up at least weekly. The poll of 2,000 U.S. parents of kids aged 8 to 17 revealed a ...

Time magazine has named the “Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year, a decision that has sparked significant backlash from gamblers who lost out on semantics. The companies behind AI tools ...