Technology

When the Robotics and AI (RAI) Institute talks technology, it’s wise to take notice. The company was, after all, founded by Marc Raibert, who also launched robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics, the firm behind the astonishing Atlas robot and the...

Polymarket is moving to quash insider trading as prediction markets face scrutiny over whether some users draw on classified or other closely held information to gain an edge in betting on events. The New York-based company...

As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks.”Bay Area-based R3 Bio has been quietly pitching the...

Scientists have been debating why Antarctic sea ice, which once seemed impervious to climate change, has shrunk dramatically in...

Mel OlkenFormer executive director of the IEEE Power & Energy SocietyFellow, 92; died 9 JanuaryOlken became the first executive director of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) in 1995. In 2002 he left the position to serve as...

For decades, going underground meant losing your signal and your lifeline. Korean researchers at ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) have changed the paradigm with a breakthrough that sounds simple but is genuinely remarkable. The technology allows for voice communication...

A new video (above) out of South Korea features the field tests and interaction capabilities of KAIST Humanoid v0.7, developed at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).The impressive humanoid robot was developed at KAIST’s Dynamic Robot...

CNN looks at "the Magic AI fitness mirror," a new product "watching you, and giving you feedback automatically," while sometimes playing footage of a recorded personal trainer. Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland describes CNN's video report:CNN says the...

Most people who regularly use AI tools would say they’re making their lives easier. The technology promises to streamline and take over tasks both professionally and personally—whether that’s summarizing documents, drafting deliverables, generating code, or even offering emotional support....

AI in any headlines is usually associated with deepfakes, misinformation, and general frustration. But in the middle of all that noise, there’s one use case that feels refreshingly human.It is helping people find their lost pets.Technology using...