On Tuesday, A.I.-focused technology firm Hypergiant Industries announced a machine that uses the aquatic organisms to sequester carbon dioxide. Algae, the company claims, is “one of nature’s most efficient machines.” By pairing it with a machine learning system, its developers hope to make these tal

How AI will shape the network of the future With 5G networks rolling out around the world, engineers are turning their attention to the next incarnation. Mobile-phone technology has changed the way humans understand and interact with the world and with each other. It’s hard to think of a technology