Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Google made its $1 billion pledge to address the Bay Area’s housing shortage in 2019, the plan hinged on the company expanding its office presence…
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It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Google recently unveiled the next phase of its artificial intelligence (AI) journey: “AI mode”. This new feature will soon be released as a new option to…
Why Some Individuals Adapt to Fear Faster Than Others
Summary: A new study has uncovered the brain circuits responsible for individual differences in how animals adapt to repeated visual threats. Using advanced neural recording and manipulation tools, researchers identified…
Study Ties Racial Inequality to Psychosis in Young Adults
Summary: A new study finds that racial inequality and police violence may significantly contribute to higher rates of psychotic episodes in low-income young adults of color. While individual factors like…
NASA tech gives treadmill users a ‘boost’
Boost Treadmills cofounder Sean Whalen runs on the Boost 2. The treadmill uses air pressure to counter gravity, making running possible for people with injuries and other conditions. Credit: Boost…
Emotions Echo: Brainwide Timing Patterns Reveal Roots of Feeling
Summary: Emotions help guide our behavior, but when they persist too long or arrive at the wrong time, they can cause serious mental health issues. In a landmark study, researchers…
Meta and Anduril join forces on battlefield tech
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Meta and defense tech startup Anduril Industries on Thursday announced a partnership to build mixed reality gear for “warfighters”—soldiers—to control autonomous systems on battlefields. Meta will…
Goods delivered by nuclear power? UN agency chief meets Greek shipowners to discuss the idea
Greece Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, left, welcomes Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, during their meeting in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 29, 2025. Credit: AP…
Australia’s new tech codes may threaten their access
Credit: Photo By: Kaboompics.com from Pexels Last week, organizations from Australia’s online industries submitted a final draft of new industry codes aimed at protecting children from “age-inappropriate content” to the…
