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August 28, 2026 The use of generative AI in education is now almost four years old. The tool that promised to end the take home essay has become ordinary. The fears — of cheating, of the decline of writing abilities and of  the erosion of critical thinking skill — look different up close. But four years is a lot of time to adapt. Schools have done so in a variety of ways, from outright bans to requirements for disclosure.

August 13, 2026 IEEE Life Fellow John McDonald has spent more than five decades in power engineering, but ask how he most wants to spend his time now, and the answer is simple: with young people. A longtime power industry leader who now runs his own consulting practice and serves as the 2026 president of the IEEE Foundation, McDonald devotes three to four hours nearly every day to mentoring students and early-career engineers. His own path started with a nudge.

IEEE.org | IEEE Xplore® | IEEE Standards | IEEE Spectrum | More Sites IEEE CertifAIEd™ AI Ethics Professional Certification Program Enhance Your Knowledge in Ethical AI The IEEE CertifAIEd Professional Certification demonstrates a professional’s experience and expertise in applying the IEEE AI Ethics framework and methodology to their work profession and covers responsible AI, global ethics initiatives, ethics profiling, IEEE ethical criteria (Accountability, Transparency, Privacy,...

In the August 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, learn about jailbreaking LLMs, how LEDs are making light pollution worse, and how Nokia's 14 years of mobile-phone supremacy ended in an afternoon, and more! Read the Full Issue How I Turned AI to the Dark Side “It only took a little prompting to hijack the biggest AI models...” We’re Squandering LEDs’ Potential to Save Our Night Skies “Bad decisions have turned efficient technology into a driver of light pollution.

August 3, 2026 When generative AI emerged just a few years ago, cybersecurity experts warned that it would make it easier for scammers to trick people into sending them money, or that deepfake videos would make it hard to know when to trust the news. In 2026, emerging generative AI proved much more capable. Newer models can identify exploits and vulnerabilities in the software that forms the backbone of the global economy.

July 30, 2026 Every day, around the world, IEEE members and volunteers dedicate their time and expertise to problems that rarely make headlines. This year’s IEEE Social Impact Report gathers that work under a fitting theme: shaping the future through technology and service. The initiatives below are a small selection — sensors built to raise awareness about air pollution, a community trained to run its own solar farm, honey sales that pay for the next stretch of wiring.

IEEE.org | IEEE Xplore® | IEEE Standards | IEEE Spectrum | More Sites IEEE CertifAIEd™ AI Ethics Professional Certification Program Enhance Your Knowledge in Ethical AI The IEEE CertifAIEd Professional Certification demonstrates a professional’s experience and expertise in applying the IEEE AI Ethics framework and methodology to their work profession and covers responsible AI, global ethics initiatives, ethics profiling, IEEE ethical criteria (Accountability, Transparency, Privacy,...

July 14, 2026 From kids in Colombia building submarines to teenagers in Malaysia getting their first taste of quantum computing, IEEE’s TryEngineering STEM Grants demonstrate the impact of outreach. In 2025 alone, the initiative, now celebrating its fifth year, supported 58 projects around the world. These volunteer-led programs inspired students to engage with emerging technologies and helped them identify new career paths.

The 2026 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting will be held 19–23 July 2026 in Montréal, Canada. This premier power engineering conference will bring together practicing power engineers and academics from all over the world. The aim of the conference is to provide an international forum for experts to promote, share, and discuss various issues and developments in the field of electrical power engineering. Learn more about the PES General Meeting.

In the July 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, learn about why launching data centers is a dream, the accidental birth of a silicon neuron, unlocking the dark art of radio-chip design, and more! Read the Full Issue Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks “Launching data centers into orbit is a dream. Here is your wake-up call...” The Accidental Birth of a Silicon Neuron “The lab mistake that might revolutionize computing.