Summary: A new study reveals that a person’s face tends to evolve to suit their name, demonstrating the profound impact of social expectations. The research showed that adults’ faces could…
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Self-powered ‘bugs’ can skim across water to detect environmental data
Binghamton University, State University of New York researchers have developed a self-powered “bug” that can skim across the water, and they hope it will revolutionize aquatic robotics. Credit: Professor Seokheun…
How summer’s extremes disrupt the power grid
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every second of every day, utilities monitor the flow of power through the nation’s electric grid, monitoring whether power generated matches power demanded by homes, businesses,…
Phantom data could show copyright holders if their work is in AI training data
Credit: Google DeepMind from Pexels Inspired by the map makers of the 20th Century, Imperial researchers have demonstrated a new way to identify copyright holders’ work in LLMs. The technique…
Study Reveals Shared Values Among US Voters Despite Political Divide
Summary: New research reveals that most American voters, regardless of political affiliation, share similar values, but fail to recognize their common ground. This misperception exacerbates societal conflict and pessimism about…
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland
An Apple store employee stands inside the store in New York on Feb. 5, 2021. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which represents…
AI startups swap independence for Big Tech’s deep pockets
Big tech companies are increasingly in the spotlight for their appetite to eat up smaller firms, prompting some concerns in Silicon Valley. It’s the case of the vanishing startup: some…
Technology’s grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines
Tiffany McAllister and Andres Bernal try to rebook their flight to Iowa while at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Friday, July 19, 2024, as a major internet outage disrupts…
Warner Brothers Discovery sues NBA over Amazon rights deal
The NBA is being sued by Warner Brothers Discovery for rejecting an offer for a new deal and instead signing a rights contract with Amazon. Warner Brothers Discovery filed a…
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…
