Do Kwon’s ‘stable coin’ cryptocurrency TerraUSD was not stable in the end, wiping out about $40 billion of investors’ money and shaking global crypto markets. Montenegro said Friday it will…
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OpenAI outlines plans to becoming for-profit company
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain ChatGPT-maker OpenAI laid out plans Friday for a new corporate structure shifting away from control by a non-profit—an issue of contention for the artificial intelligence trailblazer.…
Hummingbird-inspired wings detect wind direction with 99% accuracy
Biomimetic flapping-wing aerial robots in hover can accurately detect wind direction using wing strain sensing. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could…
Chinese cars grab Mexican market share
A Chinese-made Haval H6 SUV is seen on Reforma Avenue in Mexico City. The growing popularity of Chinese sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks has shaken up Mexico’s luxury car…
Five facts about electric vehicles in 2024
by Alexa St. John A sign is displayed at an electric vehicle charging station, March 8, 2024, in London, Ohio. Credit: AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File Electric vehicles had another…
Japan Airlines was hit by a cyberattack, delaying flights during the year-end holiday season
A staff member of Japan Airlines helps customers at Osaka International Airport on the outskirts of Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, after the airlines said it was hit…
Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain I research the intersection of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and human reasoning as the director of the Advancing Human and Machine Reasoning lab at the…
Bot detection is no longer working—and just wait until AI agents come along
Credit: Chris Messina, CC BY You’re running late at the airport and need to urgently access your account, only to be greeted by one of those frustrating tests—”Select all images…
Taiwan blocks Uber-Foodpanda merger over monopoly concerns
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taiwan has rejected ride-hailing giant Uber’s plan to buy Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda on the island, stating on Wednesday that the deal would significantly harm market competition.…
