Lee Saedol was one of the world’s top Go players, and his shocking loss to an A.I. opponent was a harbinger of a new, unsettling era. “It may not be a happy ending,” he says.
By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Jin Yu Young
As diagnoses of autism rise, Microsoft and other large companies are working to better support autistic workers so they can thrive without “masking.”
By Steven Kurutz
Spurred by social media, attractions where visitors interact with animals have surged. Advocates are sounding alarms.
By Melena Ryzik
In tiny Wymore, Neb., a sleek new battery-powered school bus became a Rorschach test for the future.
By Dionne Searcey and George Etheredge
The team behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship is betting big on Power Slap, a new and extremely dangerous competition with many detractors.
By Calum Marsh and Daniel Dorsa
Now 76, the inventor and futurist hopes to reach “the Singularity” and live indefinitely. His margin of error is shrinking.
By Cade Metz
These titans of caloric consumption aren’t signing deals or getting specials, but they form the backbone of an American tradition.
By Rachel Sugar
Christine Fields’s family was tight-knit. But after she died in childbirth, grief and the prospect of a multimillion-dollar settlement threatened to tear it apart.
By Joseph Goldstein
After a weekend camping in the woods, a small group of guys — many of them former prisoners — hoped to leave healed.
By Joseph Bernstein and Kadar R. Small
After disasters and unexpected deaths, Maria Maclennan examines necklaces, rings and other items to aid investigators and families looking for answers.
By Sandra Jordan
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