These Doctors Are Using AI to Screen for Breast Cancer
During the pandemic, thousands of women have skipped scans and check-ups. So physicians tapped an algorithm to predict those at the highest risk.
They Claimed the Covid Vaccine Made Them Sick—and Went Viral
On Facebook, videos of people reporting disturbing side-effects from the shots have been viewed by millions. Fact-checking efforts can’t keep up.
This AI Could Go From ‘Art’ to Steering a Self-Driving Car
DALL-E drew laughs for creating images of a daikon radish in a tutu. But it builds on an important advance in computer vision with serious applications.
New Algorithms Could Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care
Machine learning programs trained with patient reports, rather than doctors’, find problems that doctors miss—especially in Black people.
A Fight Over GameStop's Soaring Stock Turns Ugly
The denizens of the Wall Street Bets subreddit helped push the flailing stock to dizzying heights—while a short-seller alleged an accompanying harassment campaign.
Janet Yellen Will Consider Limiting the Use of Cryptocurrency
During her confirmation hearing, the Treasury nominee said that blockchain-based financial networks are “a particular concern.”
The Art and Science of Boarding an Airplane in a Pandemic
Researchers and airlines that obsessed over efficiency have spent the past year worrying about safety too.
Alphabet Is Grounding Loon—but Won't Call It a Failure
Plus: The moonshot’s launch, health care for the maskless, and a new era’s inaugural meme.
Facebook's Oversight Board to Decide on Trump Ban
Facebook has to decide whether to give the ex-president his bullhorn back. It won’t make that call itself.
This Chinese Lab Is Aiming for Big AI Breakthroughs
China produces as many artificial intelligence researchers as the US, but it lags in key fields like machine learning. The government hopes to make up ground.
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