AI-based method can optimize photovoltaic-battery storage systems

Austria finds Microsoft ‘illegally’ tracked students: Privacy campaign group

Austria-based privacy group Noyb said Microsoft 365 Education installed cookies that collect browser data and are used for advertising purposes. Austria’s data protection authority has determined that Microsoft “illegally” tracked…

UK watchdog targets Google’s ‘strategic’ role in search ads and a competitive market

A Google sign is displayed at the company’s office in San Francisco, April 12, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Friday labeled Google a “strategic” player…

AI, drone ships and new sensors could leave submarines with few places to hide

A US Virginia-class attack submarine during sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: US Navy courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat For over a century, the ocean has been the…

Brain Cells That Thrive on Uncertainty Help Us Adapt and Learn

Summary: Scientists have discovered a group of brain cells in the orbitofrontal cortex that become more active when outcomes are uncertain, revealing how the brain adapts and learns from unpredictable…

Experts explain how to build AI infrastructure correctly

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain To fast-track the buildout of data centers that power artificial intelligence (AI), tech giants like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and OpenAI are pouring money into…

Complex decisions still require human skills as AI supports public decision-making, says researcher

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Today, AI technologies are being used in the public sector for administrative cases and as support in the various steps that lead up to a decision.…

Musk settles with fired Twitter execs for undisclosed sum

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle a dispute with four former Twitter executives over their dismissal on the day he acquired…

How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production

Social Inference Could Be the Key to Healing Schizophrenia

Summary: Researchers have identified a brain function that could transform how schizophrenia is treated—by focusing on social inference, the ability to interpret social cues and intentions. The study found that…