Video game makers see actors as AI ‘data,’ says union on strike

Sarah Elmaleh (R) is the chair of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee for the video games contract. Artificial intelligence was key to last year’s Hollywood strikes, and it has now sparked a…

US defends law forcing sale of TikTok app

The fate of a law compelling China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban could hinge on whether the Supreme Court sees it as…

Airbus and Boeing supremacy secure despite turbulence

Airbus showed off its A321-XLR — a model that aims to straddle the medium and long-range segments — at the Farnborough International Airshow in Britain. Boeing’s safety troubles and the…

A deep dive into polyimides for high-frequency wireless telecommunications

These findings will serve as design pointers for high-performance dielectric materials for 5G and 6G applications. Credit: Tokyo Tech As 5G technologies continue to evolve, scientists and engineers are already…

How old, inefficient housing and time-of-use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia was slow to introduce minimum building standards for energy efficiency. The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) only came into force in 2003. Older homes…

Key Neurons for Maternal Bonding Identified

Summary: A new study reveals that specific neurons in the brain’s zona incerta (ZI) are crucial for early social interactions between infants and their mothers. These neurons, which express somatostatin,…

Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island

Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. The maker of a massive wind turbine…

OpenAI to challenge Google with new search functionality

OpenAI says that it will weave what it learns from its ‘SearchGPT’ prototype into ChatGPT to add online search capabilities. OpenAI on Thursday said it was putting its artificial intelligence…

Cancer Drug Shows Promise for Autism Cognitive Function

Summary: A new experimental cancer drug could ease cognitive difficulties for those with Rett syndrome, a rare autism-linked disorder, by enhancing brain cell functions. The drug, ADH-503, improves the activity…

Engineers design new valve to give soft robots resilience boost

Credit: University of Sheffield A new type of valve that makes soft robots more resilient to damage, has been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield. Reported in Science…