Software
Imagine finding a very old family photograph that has faded over time. Parts of the image are missing, the faces are blurry, and years spent inside a cardboard album have erased many details. Restoring such an image traditionally ...
Aug 20, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
For the past 15 years, Christopher Lowry, Ph.D., has led CrowdHydrology, a University at Buffalo citizen-science project that relies on thousands of volunteers to collect water-level observations from streams and other waterways ...
Aug 20, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
In the United States, leading human resources software company Workday is facing a lawsuit over its use of AI-powered job screening tools that allegedly discriminated against applicants based on factors such as age, disability ...
Aug 20, 2026
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Internet
A former employee testified Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.
Aug 20, 2026
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Engineering
Small wearable fans that cool the face and neck can keep people almost as comfortable as conventional desk fans, according to a new study from Concordia researchers. Aside from taking up less space, these lightweight alternatives ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
New BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines a near future in which robots provide care and companionship to older people at home.
Aug 19, 2026
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Robotics
Robots sorting parcels and serving fried chicken enthralled visitors at a robotics expo in Beijing on Wednesday, where hundreds of companies set out their pitches for a future labor market transformed by artificial intelligence.
Aug 19, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
European users of ChatGPT's free and low-cost artificial intelligence agents will start seeing ads Aug. 24 as its creator, OpenAI, expands its plan to extract more revenue from its models.
Aug 19, 2026
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Internet
For many parents, keeping their children safe online is a top priority. But now there's an emerging threat: "com networks." Com networks (short for community networks) are online groups that mostly target vulnerable young ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. We drink it, bathe in it, cook with it and clean with it. It is also used to cool ...
Aug 19, 2026
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