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Computer Sciences

How AI helps World Cup referees make the call

More than 1.5 billion people worldwide are expected to watch the 2026 World Cup finals. With that many fans scrutinizing every pass, touch and goal, FIFA is leaning on advanced computer vision technology to help referees ...

12 hours ago

Security

AI model predicts robberies across US cities with 86.3% accuracy

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that predicts crime more accurately than several existing approaches by combining information about where crimes occur, when they happen and wider social patterns. ...

Energy & Green Tech

Four reasons electric vehicle targets shouldn't be weakened

The UK government is preparing to water down its electric vehicle sales targets. Under the existing zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate, 80% of all new cars sold in Britain would need to be electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030.

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Paint it black(er): A new way to make cars darker than ever

Scientists have developed a practical way to make ultra-black coatings to meet demand for trendy, luxury vehicles in China. The coating, described in a paper published in Matter & Light, is made up of a composite of carbon ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Intelligent, but not conscious: A warning about AI chatbots

Have you ever said "thanks" to ChatGPT, or "please" to Claude? Maybe you're just being polite, showing some civility to a helpful and eloquent conversational partner. You may even consider politeness a safe choice, just in ...

18 hours ago

Computer Sciences

Combining lessons from ants and birds to improve AI

Combining ideas inspired by ant colonies and flocks of birds may hold the key to unlocking more effective artificial intelligence, according to a researcher at Missouri S&T. "With the way AI algorithms are currently structured, ...

Business

Apple CEO says AI boom makes price increases 'unavoidable'

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that demand for memory chips from the artificial intelligence boom will force the tech giant to increase the prices of its products, according to an interview with The Wall Street Journal ...

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Innovations on show at Paris Vivatech fest

Around 15,000 startups from around Europe and beyond are showing off their wares at the VivaTech trade show in Paris until Saturday.