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X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier fired back at the European Commission this weekend after the EC fined the social media company €120 million (around $140 million).In its first fine under the European Union’s Digital Services Act, the commission...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If the board...

In September, popular creator IShowSpeed live-streamed his meeting with the popular humanoid influencer Rizzbot.Rizzbot has more than a million followers (and 800 million views) across social media and is known for its comedic roasting of subjects, as well as...

Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature just dropped, giving listeners a fun, personalized summary of their listening habits. It has gained immense popularity over the years, and as a result, many companies have seized the opportunity to create similar year-in-review experiences,...

Yoodli, an AI-powered communication training startup, has reached a valuation of more than $300 million — more than triple its level six months ago — as it builds technology meant to assist people rather than replace them with machines.The...

If Amazon Web Services’ annual re:Invent tech conference proves anything, it’s that the cloud infrastructure player is going all in on AI.AWS made dozens of announcements, from new AI agents and updated large language models, to products with...

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for...

Tattoo ink collects in lymph nodes and interferes with the immune system, causing potentially lifelong changes to the body’s...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe EU has fined Elon Musk's social media platform X €120m (£105m) over its blue tick badges - prompting an angry reaction from the US.The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue...

The world’s first attempt to ban all children under 16 from social media is about to come into force...