Helpful or harmful? How to vet tax advice from social media So you heard a piece of tax advice from a friend or on social media that sounds interesting. Should you try it? A certified public accountant explains how to vet the claim — and avoid getting scammed. Mika Ellison
Giant robots battle it out in Detroit's Robowar Fighting robots is a cultural fantasy going back at least to Richard Matheson's 1956 story "Steel." One Detroit impresario is now bringing the idea to the stage — and real audiences. Neda Ulaby
5 ways to resist the urge to keep looking at your phone So you want to spend less time on your phone. How do you do that when it's designed to suck you in? Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice. Malaka Gharib
Amid U.S.–China chip rivalry, open-standard designers warn their vision is at risk The U.S. and China have been trying to dominate semiconductor design and manufacture. But the creators of one type of semiconductor design wanted to make it free for anyone in the world to build upon. Emily Feng
Happy birthday to the telephone — oh, how you've grown in 150 years! These days, our phones are basically extensions of our bodies. An MIT historian of science and technology takes us back to Alexander Graham Bell's famous first telephone call on March 10, 1876. Andrea Shea
Anthropic sues the Trump administration over 'supply chain risk' label The Pentagon told suppliers they can't use Anthropic's artificial intelligence tools after the company said it would not let its tech be used for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Bobby Allyn
Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and content moderation of social media. Shannon Bond
OpenAI robotics leader resigns over concerns about Pentagon AI deal A senior member of OpenAI's robotics team said guardrails around certain AI uses were not sufficiently defined before OpenAI announced an agreement with the Pentagon. Willem Marx
Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI company Affleck's company helps filmmakers build their own AI models that take care of time-intensive details. Chloe Veltman
