A resident passes an advertisement for Singles’ Day in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Shoppers in China have been tightening their purse strings, raising questions over how faltering consumer confidence…
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Actors union explains AI guardrails in strike deal
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland set out new protections against the use of artificial intelligence in Hollywood. From computer-generated “extras” to AI “zombies,” new restrictions against…
Fitness Shapes Teen Brains – Neuroscience News
Summary: A novel study finds a link between childhood physical fitness and cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents. The research, part of the FitBrain study, shows that adolescents with better…
Study found consumers are more prepared for automated vehicle delivery than drones or robots
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With Amazon aiming to make 10,000 deliveries with drones in Europe this year and Walmart planning to expand its drone delivery services to an additional 60,000…
Loneliness: A Silent Risk of Early Death
Summary: A new study using UK Biobank data highlights the deadly risks of social isolation, revealing that never being visited by friends or family is linked to a 39% increased…
Scientists propose parallel planar heterojunction strategy for efficient solar cells
Credit: HFIPS Recently, a research team has put forward an intriguing approach to enhance the efficiency of solar cells. Their focus on the potential antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) as a photovoltaic…
Samsung to add real-time translation to smartphone model
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain South Korean smartphone giant Samsung Electronics will roll out a real-time translation service on calls using AI technology next year, a company representative told AFP on…
Ultrafast lasers on ultra-tiny chips
A nanophotonic mode-locked laser built on lithium niobate emits a beam of green laser light. Credit: Caltech Lasers have become relatively commonplace in everyday life, but they have many uses…
Five things to know about the blockbuster GTA games
The next title in the GTA series is widely expected to be the biggest game of the decade. Rockstar Games, the studio behind the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto series, has…
