The war in Iran has delivered what economists call a “black swan” event — an unforeseen shock so destructive, no one is immune to it.

When Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, it was tempting to think that the hardest part of the current confrontation with Iran was over. Iran ...

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AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we can't verify them. How will we know if they're right? When you purchase ...

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 ...

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Verizon users today are reporting problems with their wireless voice and data services throughout the U.S. As of noon on Jan. 14, nearly 200,000 customers had reported issues with their service, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wikipedia has recently come under the microscope. I take some credit for this, as the co-founder of Wikipedia and a vocal critic ...

Wikipedia has recently come under the microscope. I take some credit for this, as the co-founder of Wikipedia and a vocal critic of the knowledge platform for a long time. In September, I nailed ...

An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence. Save this story Save this story Even the smartest artificial intelligence ...