The artificial intelligence boom has triggered an insatiable demand for computing power, with companies such as Amazon.com Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into data centers and advanced chips developed by US semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp.

A Chinese dissident has made a daring 30-hour escape from China by sea to South Korea, his fourth attempt to try and flee authorities in his homeland and reunite with his family who have been granted asylum in Canada.

Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: “The idea was that technology is the future…

Cave divers are squeezing through narrow, flooded corridors in a delicate operation to reach seven villagers trapped underground in a cave in Laos for nearly a week.

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Exploring deep, dangerous underwater cave systems offers scientists and divers unparalleled glimpses into Earth’s history, even though the margins for error are tragically slim.

Sara Brown, an MIT associate professor of music and theater arts, has designed sets at many major theater venues, while teaching classes that get MIT students thinking visually, intellectually, and creatively.