While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether ...

Even though annual precipitation is rising nationally, the landscape is drying out more rapidly. That’s changing the water ...

AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them. The biggest beneficiaries are scientists who don’t speak English as a ...

It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about ...

Some say computer science as a major in college is doomed due to AI. The claim is that majoring in philosophy is better. I ...

New computer science grads are trying to start their careers at a time when many experts predict that AI will make their ...

Only about a third of Americans now believe a four-year college degree is worth the cost. Increasingly, students and families ...

Though large language models remain popular, IT decision-makers are increasingly trying out smaller, open models that may be a better fit for enterprise AI needs.

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

Shira is eager to hear from college students and their families about how you’re feeling about the job market. Drop her a line at shira.ovide@washpost.com. A lot of students took the advice to learn ...

A new study put ChatGPT to the test by asking it to judge whether hundreds of scientific hypotheses were true or false—and the results were far from reassuring. While the AI got it right about 80% of ...

A few Fridays ago, I was feeling smug. I'd just sent another Tech Memo edition telling subscribers to stop worrying about AI eating tech jobs because Anthropic, the leading AI company pushing this ...