'Sorry, I didn't get that': AI misunderstands some people's words more than others (Jan 27, 2025 18:20)
The idea of a humanlike artificial intelligence assistant that you can speak with has been alive ...

Scientists develop ultra-thin absorbers with record-breaking bandwidth (Jan 27, 2025 18:07)
Absorbing layers have been fundamental to advancements in technologies like energy harvesting, st...

New way to store hydrogen using lignin jet fuel discovered (Jan 27, 2025 17:34)
An international team of scientists has discovered a way to store and release volatile hydrogen u...

UK government's AI plan gives a glimpse of how it plans to regulate the technology (Jan 27, 2025 17:20)
The UK government recently published its plan for using AI to boost growth and deliver services m...

Online privacy policies can be 90,000 words long. Here are three ways to simplify them (Jan 27, 2025 17:09)
Think about the last app you downloaded. Did you read every word of the associated privacy policy...

Online platforms risk becoming ideological echo chambers that undermine meaningful dialogue (Jan 27, 2025 17:09)
There has recently been a shift online from centralized platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to de...

Lithium-air batteries: A novel catalyst improves performance and lifespan (Jan 27, 2025 17:07)
Lithium-air batteries have the potential to outstrip conventional lithium-ion batteries by storin...

Tesla, BMW take EU to court over China EV tariffs (Jan 27, 2025 16:58)
Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant BMW have challenged EU import tariffs on China-made elect...

Nasdaq slumps on Chinese AI upstart, Nvidia loses some $400 bn in value (Jan 27, 2025 16:56)
The tech-rich Nasdaq tumbled early Monday as traders around Wall Street and other global bourses ...

'Embodied energy' powers modular worm and jellyfish robots (Jan 27, 2025 16:36)
In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots ar...