Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things got weird.

Sign of the times: An AI agent autonomously wrote and published a personalized attack article against an open-source software maintainer after he rejected its code contribution. It might be the first ...

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A first look at Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s new AI ...

Ahmed al-sharaa’s international charm offensive has been impressive. Syria’s interim president has basked in applause at the United Nations and held court in private members’ clubs in New York. In May ...

For most people, the intense sting of grief eases with time. For some, however, persistent and painful grief remains, developing into prolonged grief disorder. A new review of the condition, which ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s withdrawal from Donbas would divide society and that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin would not stop there, according to the president’s interview with ...

While many major medical groups have maintained support for pediatric gender surgeries, Dr. Bob Basu, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), says it was time for his ...

As we danced in our living rooms and in the streets to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show this past Sunday—to words we may or may not have known—there was a collective feeling among many people, but ...

For most people, the intense ache that follows the death of a loved one eventually softens, and daily life resumes. But for some, the pain does not ease with time—a condition known as prolonged grief ...

NEW ORLEANS – Steph Curry is still one of the NBA’s greatest players. The 37-year-old is averaging 27.2 points per game and paces the NBA in made 3-pointers per game (4.5) and free throw percentage ...