As artificial intelligence becomes a central driver of economic growth, innovation, and national security, the United States is accelerating efforts to establish a regulatory framework that safeguards public interests while fostering technological leadership. A...

Researchers blend theoretical insight and precision experiments to entangle photons on an ultra-thin chip In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons — fundamental particles of light — hold intriguing possibilities as fast carriers of...

By Cansu Canca In the Shaping Futures section of this week’s BGF Weekly, we spotlight the influential article “Operationalizing AI Ethics Principles” by Dr. Cansu Canca, published in the Communications of the ACM. Dr. Canca addresses one of the most pressing...

We’re starting to give AI agents real autonomy, and we’re not prepared for what could happen next. Operator, an agent from OpenAI, can autonomously navigate a browser to order groceries or make dinner reservations. Systems like Claude Code and Cursor’s Chat feature...

Elon Musk’s threat to start a third major political party has been met with widespread skepticism, as critics pointed to numerous failed bids over decades to disrupt America’s two-party system. As billionaire Elon Musk feuds with President Trump over his signature tax...