TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

A team of researchers at Georgia Tech has developed a new smartphone-based system that could dramatically simplify how people interact with robots. Called COBALT, the platform allows users with little to no computing experience to remotely control robot arms...

On April 30, the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing’s Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) initiative hosted a...

There are dozens of LED hair-growth gadgets on the market, ranging from a $50 product on AliExpress that's been shopped onto a model to comically bad effect to the $2,500 Capillus Spectrum, which boasts an aggressive array of laser...

In a cultural moment defined by speed, noise, and the pressure to perform, Sharon Srivastava offers a different orientation. The work centers on...

Blackstone-backed data center operator AirTrunk said on Thursday it would invest $30 billion in India by 2030, adding to a wave of commitments from technology and infrastructure groups seeking to expand computing capacity in the country.The Australian company said...

ETFs are portfolios that let investors bet on multiple assets without having to buy any themselves. Traded on stock exchanges like shares, their value depends on how the overall portfolio performs in real time. They can comprise a combination...

A case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday night. It marks the first detected breach of the US-Mexico border by the ravenous flesh-eating flies, which have been making...

Meta is rolling out an Instagram subscription service for $3.99 a month, called Instagram Plus, which adds features such as "stories" that last for 48 hours, double the amount of time for nonpaying users. The new...

It may feel like the exhaustion of caring for a newborn leaves little room for romance. Now, researchers have...

Meta’s Oversight Board, the independent governing body that makes policy recommendations to the tech company, said Thursday that Meta’s account deactivations lack due process, violations are doled out without clarity, and there’s little customer support for appeals.The board, which...