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Majestic photographs of the world's major telescopes

Majestic photographs of the world's major telescopes

18 January 2023

Photographer Julian Abrams' new project, Everything Beautiful Is Far Away, celebrates some key telescopes from around the world – and the impressive structures that house them
Web3 promises to reclaim the internet from tech giants – will it work?

Web3 promises to reclaim the internet from tech giants – will it work?

17 January 2023

There's a lot of hype surrounding the idea of a decentralised version of the internet that would give more power to ordinary users. Here's what it would take to make it happen
Screen with ChatGPT chat with AI or artificial intelligence. Man search for information using artificial intelligence chatbot

Should schools ban ChatGPT or embrace the technology instead?

12 January 2023

School districts and universities are banning the ChatGPT AI that writes in a human-like fashion, but some teachers say a better approach may be to incorporate it into the curriculum

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