Microsoft announces $2.9 billion investment in Japan

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Microsoft on Tuesday announced a $2.9 billion investment over the next two years in Japan to bolster the country’s push into artificial intelligence. The announcement coincides…

Parent-Child Synchrony Isn’t Always Better for Attachment Development

Summary: Researchers revealed nuanced insights into parent-child synchrony, differentiating between behavioral and brain-to-brain connections in 140 families. This research indicates that higher brain-to-brain synchrony, particularly in mothers with insecure attachment…

Learning and Memory Formation’s Molecular Basis

Summary: Researchers developed a new platform to explore dendritic translation’s role in memory formation and its implications for intellectual disorders. By employing a novel method named TurboID, researchers uncovered a…

Childhood Loneliness Linked to Later Psychosis

Summary: Childhood loneliness significantly increases the likelihood of experiencing a psychotic episode later in life, particularly in women. Through an observational case-control study involving 285 first-episode psychosis patients and 261…

AI will not revolutionize business management but it could make it worse

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It is no exaggeration to say that the democratization of new forms of artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini/Bard (Google) and Copilot (Microsoft), is…

Study shows renewable energy could partially replace diesel fuel to power instruments, provide heat at South Pole

The arrangement of solar panel arrays sketched out in the study. The panels are aligned to catch sunlight along the horizon at virtually any time of day during austral summer.…

Cannabis in Pregnancy Linked to Autism and ADHD Risk

Summary: Researchers identified a strong link between prenatal cannabis use disorder (CUD) and heightened risks of ADHD, ASD, and ID in children. The study analyzed over 222,000 mother-offspring pairs in…

New method for detecting unusual air turbulence holds promise for aviation safety

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With air turbulence presenting a significant safety concern in civil aviation, especially amidst the growing impacts of climate change and the expansion of the aviation industry,…

Berkeley’s backtrack on gas ban won’t stop the electrification trend

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Berkeley’s agreement to throw out its first-in-the-nation ban on gas hookups in new buildings after losing a court challenge might seem like a big loss for…

Influencers face competition from virtual models

AI offers opportunities to social media influencers but also presents risks. Social media influencers have embraced artificial intelligence to spice up their content but they are also facing growing competition…