Most people think “AI” means chatbots and junk content — but behind the noise, neural networks are already solving real problems in the background. This episode explores how AI is accelerating ...

In parts of the Middle East and North Africa, a patchwork of sanctions, payment failures, and licensing gaps pushes people into piracy networks. In the Middle East, piracy is illegal in countries with ...

In a dark room, in the middle of the night, a woman lies dreaming. Suddenly, her eyes beneath their lids dart crisply left-right, left-right. The eye signal means she knows she’s dreaming. Lucid ...

What good are governments if they keep fumbling the global climate response? This month, the Trump administration repealed the US EPA’s Endangerment Finding, which designated carbon dioxide as a ...

Over the past couple of years, we have seen an increased push for age verification across a number of applications and online platforms. The push has been so concentrated in some states that thousands ...

Nearly 40 years ago, Melissa and Doug Bernstein started what would become a beloved, multimillion-dollar company, Melissa & Doug Toys. Melissa, a 1987 Duke alumna, with husband Doug in 2013 created ...

Researchers used algebra and geometry together to solve an old random walk problem. Random walk ideas have informed everything from biology to video games. This team identified a key geometry idea ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are tons of new smart gadgets coming out that you might want to be using. Many of them — like LED lights and smart speakers — can add ...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Union High School District has partnered with an organization to help give students experience with small and big businesses in our community. The goal is for students to help ...

As tax season dawns, backlash to a nationwide surge in property-tax bills is spurring states to double down on proposals to diminish one of the main revenue sources for school districts. And that ...

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., listens as Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on May 15, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Congress is ...

Steven Bouma-Prediger seldom sees students walking between classes without their faces buried in their smartphones. This distraction transfers into the classroom, where Bouma-Prediger takes matters ...