Machine learning & AI
The public is currently getting bombarded with warnings about AI, including about the possibility of machine intelligence causing human extinction. After nearly 40 years building AI systems, I find myself asking the same ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
What does a good biceps curl look like? Walk into a busy gym, and the answer may vary from one person to the next. Some people learn by watching a trainer, while others copy fellow gym-goers or follow videos on their phones. ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Hardware
Today's sophisticated microchips are a wonder, designed by engineers squeezing ever more detail onto ever-smaller chips, then built in ultraclean billion-dollar fabrication facilities. Just one speck of dust or an errant ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Security
Artificial intelligence can make a scammer sound like your boss, your bank or even someone you love. And as the technology becomes more sophisticated, a University of Missouri cybersecurity expert says spotting a scam isn't ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Aging, obsolete and energy-inefficient buildings are usually prime targets for urban renewal projects. But instead of leveling them and rebuilding a district from the ground up, a new Concordia study proposes a model that ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Automotive
The price on a fuel pump is easy to see. The miles embedded in everything you buy are harder to track.
Oct 27, 2026
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Security
Artificial intelligence poses an "unprecedented" threat as foreign governments turn it loose to hack computer networks and critical infrastructure, Australia's cybersecurity agency warned on Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Nuclear power plants are designed to produce electricity steadily for 24 hours a day. But now that nuclear power plants share the electric grid with renewable energy sources that fluctuate based on the weather and time of ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
We know many children and teens are turning to AI chatbots to answer tricky questions, seek help and even find companionship. An eSafety survey of 1,950 Australian children ages 10 to 17 found 78% had used an AI chatbot and, ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Engineering
Researchers from China have developed a new 3D-printing process capable of building titanium-alloy rods more than a meter (3.3 feet) tall composed entirely of a single crystal. The new method, described in the team's recently ...
