Apple’s new EU measures draw complaint from 34 digital organizations

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union “make a mockery” of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organizations complained to…

California authorizes expansion of Waymo’s driverless car services to LA, SF peninsula

Credit: Waymo California regulators on Friday authorized Waymo to expand services of its fleet of robotaxis into Los Angeles and to cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco. The…

Daytime Physical Activity is Key to Unlocking Better Sleep

Summary: A new study reveals a strong link between daytime physical activity and improved sleep quality among both children and adults. Analyzing the daily routines of over 2500 participants, the…

Child Adversity’s Impact on Cognition and Mental Health

Summary: A new study reveals a direct correlation between adversities faced in childhood and adulthood with later psychiatric and cognitive decline. Analyzing data from nearly 3,500 individuals over 24 years,…

Attitude Bias at Procrastination’s Root

Summary: New research delves into how valence weighting bias—people’s tendency to prioritize negative or positive attitudes—plays a crucial role in procrastination. By studying individuals’ responses to tasks like tax filing…

EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, ‘shadow banning’

The EU asked Meta to provide information about Threads, a platform it rolled out last year in Europe. The EU on Friday used new regulatory powers to query Meta about…

Universal-TikTok feud ramps up as more songs come down

Taylor Swift is among the Universal Music Group artists whose music has been removed from TikTok. Universal Music Group has lambasted TikTok’s approach to AI as the feud between the…

Musk sues OpenAI over ‘betrayal’ of mission

Elon Musk is asking the court to force OpenAI’s leaders to make their research open to the public. Elon Musk has launched a legal case against OpenAI, the AI firm…

A friction-driven strategy for agile steering wheel manipulation by humanoid robots

by Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co. Researchers from School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology. Credit: Zhaoyang Cai, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Humanoid robots…

Riding high on AI, Nvidia is no bubble, says Wall Street

Jensen Huang, cofounder and CEO of Nvidia, waves as he arrives for a media roundtable in Kuala Lumpur on December 8, 2023. The emergence of AI bots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT…