ChatGPT's highly anticipated upgrade, GPT-4, is bigger and better than its predecessor, but why? Will Douglas Heaven provides an exclusive first look at OpenAI's latest machine learning model.

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GPT-4 is bigger and better than ChatGPT—but OpenAI won’t say why

Sam Altman invested $180mn into a company trying to delay death

Could breakthroughs in anti-ageing research add decades to the human life span? Antonio Regalado examines the CEO of OpenAI's expensive quest for longevity.

Sam Altman invested $180 million into a company trying to delay death

Are you sick of staring at your devices but don't know how to stop? From asking the right questions to breaking the mindless cycle, Rhiannon Williams explains how to strike a healthier balance.

How to log off

With brands, including Cartier and Tiffany, targeting Gen Z through virtual showroom experiences, Tanya Basu discusses the future of luxury retail.

Cartier and Tiffany are getting into AR to sell luxury to Gen Z

AI is dreaming up extraordinary drugs, but do they work? 

AI automation is advancing the pharmaceutical industry. But, as Will Douglas Heaven discovers, the full possibilities of machine learning are still yet to be realised.

AI is dreaming up drugs that no one has ever seen. Now we’ve got to see if they work.

Drone technology is now used by more than 1,500 police departments across the U.S., extending the power of its workforce. But, as Patrick Sisson questions, at what cost?

Welcome to Chula Vista, where police drones respond to 911 calls

China is the largest EV market for the 8th consecutive year. But how? From new technologies to government subsidies, Zeyi Yang breaks down the key points to understanding how the country built its leading auto industry.

How did China come to dominate the world of electric cars?

The AI-fueled battle for search is bigger than Microsoft or Google

Following ChatGPT's viral success, Will Douglas Heaven examines how AI aspirations reshape what people want from a search engine, for better or worse.

The ChatGPT-fueled battle for search is bigger than Microsoft or Google

Third thumbs and superhero skins: the future of prosthetics

As medical technology advances, Joanna Thompson discovers how prosthetics designers can create devices that fall outside the conventional bounds of functionality and aesthetics.

These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins

As concerns grow around the ethical dilemmas of AI, Melissa Heikkilä discusses how tech companies including TikTok have signed up a new set of transparency guidelines to put our minds at ease. 

How to create, release, and share generative AI responsibly

Could tactics K-pop fans use to promote their idols also be used in politics? From Chile to the United States, Soo Youn discovers how fandoms launched campaigns to influence elections.

How K-pop stans are shaping elections around the globe

Design thinking was supposed to be a framework for collaboration, creation and democratic solutions. But, as Rebecca Ackermann explains, this unique concept may have resulted in the opposite.

Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong?

When my dad was sick, I started googling grief. Then I couldn’t escape it

What happens when online personalisation becomes toxic? 

After her father was diagnosed with cancer, Tate Ryan-Mosley googled loss and soon found herself trapped in a web of digital grief that was almost impossible to escape from. She tells the story of her attempts to un-train the algorithms.

As the line between employment and entrepreneurship in China becomes increasingly blurred, Zeyi Yang talks to Lin Zhang about her new book, which examines China's current digital economy entrepreneurship wave, who it benefits, and its implication for class consciousness.

Who gets to be a tech entrepreneur in China?

Could gene reprogramming be the breakthrough that rejuvenation technology has been waiting for? Antonio Regalado discusses a new medical technique that has proven to be effective on mice.

This biotech startup says mice live longer after genetic reprogramming

Are you fed up with the likes of Tinder and Hinge? Tanya Basu meets with the singletons who've decided to take matters into their own hands and turn to social media to find love online.

Forget dating apps: here’s how the net’s newest matchmakers help you find love

CRISPR is on the cusp of a new, revolutionary technique. With the first human trials going ahead, Jessica Hamzelou discusses how gene editing could be used to treat millions of mainstream health conditions.

Next up for CRISPR: gene editing for the masses?

From discarded toys to car batteries, Casey Crownhart visits Redwood Materials to discover how recycling lithium-ion batteries could be critical to meet the exploding demand for electric vehicles. 

How old batteries will help power tomorrow’s EVs

VR isn't just for gaming. Hana Kiros meets with people who found comfort in the virtual community, Death Q&A, which helps members process all types of trauma from their homes.

Inside the metaverse meetups that let people share on death, grief, and pain

At any given time, the transplant waiting list in the US is over 100,000 people long. In this interview with Martine Rothblatt, Antonio Regalado discovers her dream of saving countless lives with transplantable organs and 3D-printed ones.