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Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Facebook removes pro-Soleimani Instagram content, calling it support for terrorism. Laurence Tribe says FB has it wrong

By Matt Field | Technology and Security

Illustration depicting a hypersonic missile

Hypersonic missiles: Why the new “arms race” is going nowhere fast

By Andrew W. Reddie | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Weapons

The Sea Hunter, an autonomous ship.

Killer robots reconsidered: Could AI weapons actually cut collateral damage?

By Larry Lewis | Artificial Intelligence

Donald Trump and Qassem Soleimani.

The Soleimani killing and 5 things to know about drones in Iraq

By Dan Gettinger | Disruptive Technologies

September 2019 climate strike in New York City.

Best of 2019: Young experts on nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technology

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

A biohazard suit wearing researcher.

AI-controlled nuclear weapons, smallpox labs, and nuclear disinformation: The best of 2019 in disruptive tech coverage

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

Best 2019 multimedia nuclear climate change technology

Our best video and audio: 2019 in multimedia

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Doomsday Clock, Multimedia, Nuclear Weapons

A US Air Force commander simulates launching a nuclear weapon.

As the US, China, and Russia build new nuclear weapons systems, how will AI be built in?

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

A Roman aqueduct.

5G, AI, and big data: We’re building a new cognitive infrastructure and don’t even know it

By Brad Allenby | Disruptive Technologies

robot made of weapons dissolves into doves

Death of efforts to regulate autonomous weapons has been greatly exaggerated

By Neil C. Renic | Opinion, Technology and Security

sunrise over clouds

Geoengineering is no climate fix. But calling it a moral hazard could be counterproductive

By Soheil Shayegh | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Opinion

Putin, a radio, and the Twitter logo against a nuclear-symbol background.

Fake news of a Chinese nuclear explosion got Russian attention

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies