In a landmark decision, a Los Angeles jury has found that social media company Meta and video streaming service YouTube harmed a young user with addictive design features that led to mental health distress, including […]
AI companions are always available, never judge, never tire and never demand anything in return. If someone is struggling with loneliness, this frictionlessness can seem profoundly appealing. However, new research shows that in the long […]
When OpenAI acquired the tech podcast TBPN this week, it wasn’t just buying a show—it was buying a message.This post was originally published on this site.
Rice University scientists and collaborators have created a new type of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a “perfect” crystal. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Synthesis, could open new possibilities […]
A research team has developed a next-generation platinum-based catalyst that improves both activity and durability in hydrogen fuel cells. The study is published in Advanced Materials. The team was led by Professor Sang Uck Lee […]
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers created a memristor that uses a built-in oxygen gradient to produce slow, stable conductance changes, enabling a reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm to learn faster and more […]
A Japanese water plant is harnessing the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy that could one day become a common power source.This post was originally published on this site.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has said that AI could surpass “almost all humans at almost everything” shortly after 2027. While AI’s capabilities are certainly improving, such rapid progress might seem at odds with findings that […]
US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the debate over age restrictions for social media has gained momentum. An international group of experts from academia, children’s rights organizations and […]
As the demand for more reliable power systems grows in the renewable energy sector, the race is on to develop batteries that cost less but have a longer lifespan. While zinc-based batteries are safer and […]
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