Social media is a sounding board of sorts in today's world. It's a place where people go to share their thoughts, opinions and feelings—and to test the reactions of others, too. In return, they receive feedback, often in real-time, as well as support and validation....
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When it comes to Facebook, news matters—not the fake stuff but the real kind generated by working journalists....
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Google has announced it will roll out its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to children under the age of 13....
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The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted four honorees, paying tribute to games that challenged players and changed the industry....
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Japanese gaming giant Nintendo forecast Thursday that it would sell 15 million units of its hotly awaited Switch 2 console in the current financial year but warned US tariffs could hit its bottom line....
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Redesigning social media to suit different needs of users could make their time online more focused, according to new research by University of Bristol academics....
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A new system that improves on the detection of pronunciation errors among non-native speakers could improve English language learning. The technology, discussed in the International Journal of Computing Science and Mathematics, uses speech recognition tools and statistical modeling. It could offer English learners feedback and track their progress, particularly in...
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The growing use of smart home devices is undermining the privacy and safety of domestic workers. New research from King's College London reveals how surveillance technologies reinforce a sense of constant monitoring and control by domestic workers' employers, increasing their vulnerability and impacting their mental well-being....
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Wouldn't it be great if music creators had someone to brainstorm with, help them when they're stuck, and explore different musical directions together? Researchers at KAIST and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed AI technology similar to a fellow songwriter who helps create music....
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In the dim light of the lab, friends, family, and strangers watched the image of a pianist playing for them, the pianist's fingers projected onto the moving keys of a real grand piano that filled the space with music....
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Over the last five years, the use of highly personalized artificial intelligence chatbots—called companion chatbots—designed to act as friends, therapists or even romantic partners has skyrocketed to more than a billion users worldwide. While there may be psychological benefits to engaging with chatbots in this way, there have also been...
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A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo have created a method that makes virtual reality (VR) more accessible to people with mobility limitations....
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Almost 80% of U.K. adults support national security agencies collecting and processing personal data to investigate terrorism and serious crime, according to new research by the Center for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) at The Alan Turing Institute, in collaboration with Savanta and Hopkins Van Mil, published on Tuesday....
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It's a little past 10 a.m. and the heat is already blazing on the outskirts of the Western Indian city of Ahmedabad....
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