GM brings in new CEO to steer troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in San Francisco

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain General Motors on Tuesday named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise as it tries…

Empathy in Kids Linked to Poorer Health Amid Parental Conflict

Summary: Empathetic children aged 7-9 show poorer health and higher inflammation levels when exposed to interparental conflict. The research highlights the physiological impact of empathy in stressful home environments. The…

MDMA Variants Show Promise for Safer Psychotherapy

Summary: Researchers developed three new MDMA variants (ODMA, TDMA, and SeDMA) that retain the therapeutic benefits while reducing side effects. These compounds affect mood-regulating brain structures similarly to MDMA but…

Researchers develop new training technique that aims to make AI systems less socially biased

Credit: CC0 Public Domain An Oregon State University doctoral student and researchers at Adobe have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them…

Empowering navigation for the visually impaired through Augmented Reality

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Vision loss and visual impairment have long been a significant concern for human well-being amid an increasingly aging population. In a collaborative effort by researchers from…

UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now

by Edith M. Lederer United Nations Secretary General António Guterres speaks with the media as he arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, March 21, 2024. At a press conference…

Mindfulness Improves Sleep and Reduces Stress

Summary: A new study reveals that mindfulness helps improve sleep quality and reduce stress by focusing on the present and minimizing negative thoughts. The study tracked 144 nurses over two…

How AI tackles complex data sampling

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The world of artificial intelligence (AI) has recently seen significant advancements in generative models, a type of machine-learning algorithm that “learns” patterns from sets of data…

New camera technology use facial cues to detect drunk drivers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) are developing new computer tracking technology that takes data from camera footage to detect whether a driver is impaired by…

Apple holds talks with rival Meta over AI: Report

Credit: Armand Valendez from Pexels Apple is talking to major rival Meta about integrating the Facebook parent company’s generative AI into its products, as it tries to catch up with…