Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker

Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe, center, and Takao Kato CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, right, attend a joint news conference Monday, Dec. 23, 2024,…

3D-printed guns, like the one Luigi Mangione allegedly used, are a growing threat

France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream

France’s flagship nuclear reactor at Flamanville in Normandy was connected to the national grid after a dozen years of delay. France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor…

Rare Brain Cells Offer Clues to Aging and Rejuvenation

Summary: A study reveals how brain cell interactions influence aging, showing that rare cell types either accelerate or slow brain aging. Neural stem cells provide a rejuvenating effect on neighboring…

AI can’t do your Christmas shopping just yet—but next year might be different

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether AI systems might be able to help me out. Could I…

Robot mimics traditional Chinese massage techniques for therapeutic use

Credit: Xu et al. In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide range of systems that could eventually be introduced in health care and assisted living facilities. These include both…

Open-source platform provides a virtual playground for human-AI teaming

The CREW platform helps human train AI agents to become better at tasks while working to understand how best to optimize this type of training and human-AI partnerships. Credit: Duke…

Fake credentials offer novel solution to e-voting challenges

AI system reveals hidden drug dark jargon unknown even to police officers

Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels Drug trafficking and other criminal activities on social media have become a growing social concern. To evade detection by law enforcement and automated monitoring systems,…

Amazon, OSHA reach settlement over warehouse safety citations

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Federal safety regulators have dropped nine of 10 citations accusing Amazon of putting warehouse workers at a high risk of injury, part of a settlement agreement…