President-elect Trump is promising to slash both legal and illegal immigration during his second term in office. He also wants to deport millions of immigrants who have entered the country illegally, as well as those who have come legally in recent years (through a lawful process known as parole). In this post, I review the…

Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn. On a metallic door in San Francisco's Mission District, a single character—"π"—offers a cryptic clue as to the virtuous circle of labor taking place beyond. The door opens to reveal furious activity involving…

A newly developed system that combines high-speed video with an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithm may provide a quick, non-contact method for screening high blood pressure and Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, eliminating the need for blood tests, blood pressure cuffs, or costly wearable devices. Although the system is still in the early stages of…

As technological disruption and economic uncertainty continue to reshape the financial landscape, alongside dramatic shifts in consumer behavior and regulatory requirements, 2025 promises to be both challenging and opportunistic for banking and financial services. Midway through the decade, established institutions face unprecedented pressure from challenger banks and fintech disruptors while racing to implement AI solutions…

Artificial-intelligence tools such as ChatGPT might soon become fully autonomous by learning to perceive and interact with their environment. Some of the surprise winners of this year's Nobel prizes were the developers of AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can accurately predict the 3D structure of more than 200 million proteins. AlphaFold is powered…