Beijing’s pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.

The FBI issues a statement that smart TVs can make it easier for malicious actors to hack into insecure devices.

Researchers are creating tools to find A.I.-generated fake videos before they become impossible to detect. Some experts fear it is a losing battle.

Some workers may be more exposed to artificial intelligence than previously thought. But worry more about automation’s threat to less skilled employees.

Video and excerpts from actor Sacha Baron Cohen's acceptance speech for the ADL’s International Leadership Award.

Eight of the top 10 most surveilled cities in the world are in China, and they are far from the only nation using surveillance tech in the name of citizen protection. But China is exporting their technology to authoritarian regimes around the world, which has considerable risks, including replicating their brand of oppression.

Researchers say computer systems are learning from lots and lots of digitized books and news articles that could bake old attitudes into new technology.

Google is engaged with one of the U.S.’s largest health-care systems on a project to collect and crunch the detailed personal-health information of millions of people across 21 states. However, neither patients nor doctors have been notified.

David Heinemeier Hansson, a Danish entrepreneur and developer, said in tweets last week that his wife, Jamie Hansson, was denied a credit line increase for the Apple Card, despite having a higher credit score than him.

CRISPR is used in the US for the first time on three patients to alter immune system cells to help them recognize and fight cancer, with minimal side effects at the time of reporting. Gene editing is being used as an immunology therapy to supercharge cells to fight cancer and potentially other diseases.