Editors' Picks Articles

Jeff Rumage

Updated on February 19, 2026

Job candidates are using generative AI to bluff their way through interviews on the fly — and employers can’t decide whether to crack down or lean in.

Avi Chai Outmezguine

Updated on February 18, 2026

Context-persistent AI systems don’t threaten human consciousness. They reveal how easily we confuse continuity with mind — and how high the cost of that confusion might be.

Brooke Becher

Updated on February 18, 2026

The AI infrastructure boom isn’t just about headline billion-dollar megasites — it’s also happening inside factory-built pods that roll in on trucks, delivering compute right where data lives.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on February 12, 2026

A new benchmark developed by Mercor researchers revealed that AI agents aren’t ready to take over “knowledge work.” But recent advancements suggest that a future where agentic AI reshapes the workplace is just beyond the horizon.

Ellen Glover

Updated on February 12, 2026

Grok is an AI assistant and chatbot developed by xAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) corporation founded by Elon Musk. It is programmed to “maximize truth and objectivity,” and can answer “spicy” questions with witty and “rebellious” answers.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on February 12, 2026

AI regulation is still largely up for debate, and Silicon Valley wants to have the final say. With the 2026 midterms on the horizon, top AI players are creating their own super PACS, with the goal of tipping the scales toward policies that favor them.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on February 12, 2026

A pair of former U.S. Representatives launched two new super PACs to support candidates who want stronger AI regulations, setting up a bitter face-off with pro-AI groups over the direction of U.S. AI policy in the 2026 midterms and beyond.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on February 11, 2026

A new class-action suit will test whether AI hiring platforms must give job seekers access to the data used to evaluate them, bringing transparency to a sector defined by proprietary data and opaque algorithms.

Richard Ewing

Updated on February 11, 2026

In the era of AI coding assistants, interviews that only evaluate a candidate’s ability to generate code are a risk. Here’s what to do instead.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on February 11, 2026

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has acquired xAI, evidently to fulfill his dream of launching data centers in space. The move could completely transform the artificial intelligence industry — or send Musk’s tech empire crashing back down to Earth.