Amazon profit beats expectations on booming sales

E-commerce titan Amazon says its advertising business is gaining traction and it is boosting artificial intelligence capabilities at its cloud computing unit, but retail sales still drive the tech giant’s…

Social Media Algorithms Distort Social Instincts and Fuel Misinformation

Summary: Social media algorithms, designed to boost user engagement for advertising revenue, amplify the biases inherent in human social learning processes, leading to misinformation and polarization. As humans naturally learn…

Adolescence’s Impact on Adult Dopamine Function and Impulsivity

Summary: In a novel study, researchers reveal a sensitive developmental phase during adolescence that significantly influences adult impulsivity, aggression, and dopamine function in mice. This study highlights the implications of…

Tennis anyone? Researchers serve up advances in developing motion simulation technology’s next generation

Credit: Jason Peng et al. Simon Fraser University computing science assistant professor Jason Peng is leading a research team that is raising motion simulation technology to the next level—and using…

Research team develops the fastest neuromorphic, electric double layer transistor

(Left) Schematic diagram of the electric double layer transistor developed in this research project. (Right) Significantly higher neuromorphic operation speed was achieved using this transistor compared to existing electric double…

Robots cause company profits to fall—at least at first

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers have found that robots can have a ‘U-shaped’ effect on profits: causing profit margins to fall at first, before eventually rising again. The researchers, from…

Microchip Links Brain, Spine and Body, Allowing Paralyzed Man to Move and Feel

Summary: In a historic clinical trial, researchers successfully implanted microchips into the brain of a paralyzed man. This pioneering procedure, combined with developed AI algorithms, has established a “double neural…

Bridging the Sex Gap: Personalizing Treatments for Mood Disorders

Summary: Researchers explore the advancements made in understanding sex differences in mood disorders since the 2016 NIH mandate to include sex as a biological variable in basic research. Their review…

Wizz Air orders 75 more Airbus A321neos

Wizz Air is the largest client for the Airbus A321neo. Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has ordered another 75 A321neo aircraft, Airbus said Wednesday, in a deal worth $10 billion…

Engineers use molecular additive to make new LED more efficient, but it is less stable

Eight green perovskite LED substrates in Congreve’s lab glow as researchers shine ultraviolet light on them. Credit: Sebastian Fernández Chances are, the screen you’re reading from glows thanks to light-emitting…