Chatbot teddies for three‑year‑olds? Why AI toys are risky for kids
ChattyBear, a soft, brown-furred teddy bear, begins every conversation with a jubilant, "Hello, my buddy!"
Jun 3, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Consumer & Gadgets
How AI can become more transparent and reliable
When artificial intelligence is used to support or make important decisions in areas such as health care and public administration, it becomes crucial to understand how these systems arrive at their conclusions. A new doctoral ...
Jun 3, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Robots, supply strain: Five hot topics at Computex
From laptops designed for the artificial intelligence era to advances in robotics and sky-high tech shares, here are five hot topics at Taipei's huge Computex trade show:
Jun 3, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Turbo-charging battery research with AI: An ambitious vision
Scientists envision batteries will play a central role in improving the security and cost-effectiveness of America's energy systems. But achieving this requires solving numerous technical challenges, such as designing high-performance ...
Jun 3, 2026
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Internet
Online ads are becoming harder to spot—but we're not powerless to stop it
Profound changes are ahead for online advertising. At the recent Google Marketing Live event, the tech giant outlined expanded artificial intelligence systems for digital ads.
Jun 3, 2026
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Internet
UK orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI scraping for search summaries
Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed AI overviews and other artificial intelligence services and features for British users, regulators said Wednesday.
Jun 3, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Ultra-thin semiconductors overcome performance limits with localized thick-contact design
As semiconductor chips become increasingly thinner, the components inside chips are locked in a fierce race to achieve the ultimate ultra-thin state. However, this has presented a structural limitation: the thinner the device, ...
Jun 2, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
AI brings object-level vision prosthetics closer to reality
EPFL researchers are developing AI models that could one day enable vision prosthetics able to restore meaningful, object-level sight for the blind. The research, from the NeuroAI Lab of Martin Schrimpf, part of EPFL's Schools ...
Jun 2, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Microsoft unveils AI models in push for independence from OpenAI
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its own cutting-edge artificial intelligence models in San Francisco—a crucial step toward reducing its dependence on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Jun 2, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
World-first spintronic p-bit on silicon chip points toward larger AI-ready p-computers
A Japan–U.S. collaborative research team has demonstrated the world's first integrated spintronic probabilistic bit, or p-bit, fabricated on a silicon chip using semiconductor manufacturing processes. The team, consisting ...
Jun 2, 2026
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