Depression and Schizophrenia Impact Learning

Summary: A new study reveals that patients with schizophrenia or depression struggle with optimal information utilization in learning processes. Using EEG and advanced computer modeling, researchers found that these patients…

More CEOs fear their companies won’t survive 10 years as AI and climate challenges grow, survey says

People reflected in a window of a hotel at the Davos Promenade with a slogan about AI alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The…

‘Killer robots’ are coming, and UN is worried

Harvard Law School’s Bonnie Docherty attended the U.N General Assembly where the first-ever resolution on “killer robots” was adopted. Credit: Bonnie Docherty Long the stuff of science fiction, autonomous weapons…

Microsoft overtakes Apple as most valuable stock in the world

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Microsoft Corp. overtook Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company for the first time in more than two years, as worries over…

Pioneering AI artist says the technology is ultimately ‘limiting’

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An artist who shook up the cultural world with a haunting female portrait created by artificial intelligence has decided she’s had enough of the new technology…

Adecco chief says AI will create new jobs

Humanoid AI robot ‘Ameca’ on display in Geneva last year. But how badly will AI hit the jobs market? Artificial intelligence raises serious concerns for jobs but it will also…

Robot baristas and AI chefs caused a stir at CES 2024 as casino union workers fear for their jobs

Credit: © 2024 The Associated Press. The barista tipped the jug of smooth, foamy milk over the latte, pouring slowly at first, then lifting and tilting the jug like a…

Wearable tech aiming to level up life: CES highlights

A variety of wearable tech was on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Turning on the TV with a wink, skiing on a city street—the once…

At CES, gadgets to make everyday life easier

A visitor at CES Las Vegas experiments with the Holobox hologram box, January 11, 2024. Technology is often designed to lighten the load from the everyday—and brushing your teeth or…

Researchers investigate how fuel cell-powered vehicles can reenergize overworked electricity grids

Credit: CC0 Public Domain University of Waterloo researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids. After analyzing energy…