Technology

Five days with the team that decides what a recommendation system is allowed to optimise for, and the editors who audit it afterwards.

Satellite trails are now a routine line in the observing log, and the fix is turning out to be a scheduling agreement rather than a telescope upgrade.

Factory tours and supplier meetings are now part of statecraft as governments compete for reliable semiconductor capacity.

The newest workplace pilots are less about replacing staff and more about deciding what machines should never decide.

A pilot program gives families more control over learning records while researchers ask whether consent can scale.

Engineers and city lawyers are testing delivery machines with slower speeds, clearer signals, and public appeal channels.

A new clinical data exchange is trying to make handoffs faster without asking patients to give up meaningful consent.

A widely praised language model sat unused for months because running it legally turned out to be harder than building it.

Neighborhood batteries and better weather models are helping small operators plan for the evening power surge.

New thermal maps are helping planners find waste heat, drafty blocks, and public buildings that need faster retrofits.

A coalition of small software teams is experimenting with review windows, repair pledges, and clearer subscription terms.

Campus labs are coordinating with utilities and telecom groups to test secure links before the hardware leaves research corridors.