Technology

When Apple introduced Siri back in 2011, the world freaked out. A personal assistant on a phone with conversational chops elicited an audible gasp from the audience, and plenty of fear. “That it’s a sinister, potentially alien artificial intelligence...

How research linking climate change and extreme weather events is being used in lawsuits. Source link

In a landmark case, a jury found this week that Meta and YouTube negligently designed their platforms and harmed the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman referred to as Kaley G.M. The jury agreed with the plaintiff that social media is...

In my first year of graduate school, I briefly shared an office with a quiet, older graduate student. When...

This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering.Within a 6 mile radius of New York University’s (NYU) campus, there are more than 500 tech industry giants, banks, and hospitals. This isn’t just a fact...

CERN has confirmed it will host an expanded version of Open Research Europe, the EU-backed fee-free open access publishing platform that works to "keep knowledge in public hands." Research Professional News reports: A little over a year...

new video loaded: Why the Verdict Against Meta and YouTube Could Change Social MediaIn a landmark case, a jury found Meta and YouTube guilty of creating products that were addictive. Ryan Mac explains the outcome and what it could...

Back-to-back verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube could usher in a new chapter in accountability for tech companies, while opening the door to fresh legal challenges, experts tell CBS News.Two cases, decided in New...

Virtual Reality can deliver a truly immersive experience. It has come a long way since its inception and can now deliver sharp visuals with surround sound audio. However, there’s one frontier it has still not conquered, and that’s smell....

A computer language created to spot errors in mathematical theorems has uncovered a fundamental error in a widely cited...