The new model from Google DeepMind is a huge step toward robots that can generalize. What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question we tackle each year as we compile this annual list.

This contest to build ever-bigger computing clusters for ever-more-powerful artificial-intelligence (AI) models cannot ...

Russia does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine and is pushing for a long-term peace settlement that will take into account its interests and concerns, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin has said.