Back in June, Tools for Humanity—a startup cofounded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman—launched its first U.S. brand campaign for World, an identity and financial network that includes a cryptocurrency called ...

A Chinese-built robot comfortably beat the human half-marathon world record Sunday during an annual race in Beijing — although several other humanoid participants malfunctioned and fell around the ...

A humanoid robot smashed the human world record for fastest finish time in a half-marathon on Sunday in Beijing, according to reports. Named ‘Lightning,’ the approximately 5-foot-5 robot finished the ...

Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. Last weekend, I stopped by a gadget kiosk at my local mall—but not to buy a phone case or get a cracked screen replaced. Instead, I was ...

Humans have spent centuries shaping the world. But nature wouldn’t hesitate to take over if we suddenly disappeared. Cities would crumble, and forests would spread. And certain species would rise to ...

Beijing has officially hosted its second Robot World Humanoid Robot Games half-marathon on Sunday (April 19). Won by team Honor’s “Lightning,” the humanoid runner completed the race in just 50 minutes ...

In a desolate stretch of Nevada, teams have been competing all week to break speed records for human-powered locomotion. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with one of this year's competitors, Lizanne Wilmot.

Our world has dramatically changed in the last 250 years. As Matt Ridley said in his book, The Rational Optimist, we’ve undergone a great transformation. In his words, everything is better today: ...