The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...

A new research paper reframes the simulation hypothesis, asking whether reality could be simulated and what science can test.

Here is the AI research roadmap for 2026: how agents that learn, self-correct, and simulate the real world will redefine ...

Calling consciousness an "entropic engine" points to something psychologically obvious: selfhood costs energy. Maintaining a stable "me" model across time, contexts, and internal contradictions ...

Shanda Group has entered a period of renewed visibility, with a series of incubated ventures coming to light over the past several months. At the center of this momentum is its founder, Tianqiao Chen, ...

This article, presented in the backdrop of the debates on the state of political theory in India, argues that the terms of debate need to shift to include the question of method of doing political ...

AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic have long focused on building tools that can write code that will speed up software ...

The “Discoverative” Ecosystem: Leveraging his decades of experience and research insights, Mr. Chen is now building a ...

Bowen Yang is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after this weekend’s Christmas show, in the middle of Season 51. “He has been there for seven years — time to move on,” said a person familiar with Yang’s ...

In this Monday edition of quantum computing news, we look at a new push by SEALSQ ($LAES) to build silicon-based quantum systems, Xanadu’s early ...

Far beyond novelty or experiment, 2025 was the year that crossover projects rejected genre labels for endless sonic possibilities, writes Stewart Smith in The Wire 503/504 ...