Many UK workers still aren"t using AI at work
Workers are lacking the right tools and clear guidance for AI implementation despite promises of more investment......»»
Netflix removes AI art poster for Arcane after an outcry from creators
Art app Procreate declares it will never use generative AI and pushes back against AI in art......»»
Exploring the impact of offshore wind on whale deaths
In the winter of 2022–2023, nearly a dozen whales died off the coast of New Jersey, near the sites of several proposed wind farms. Their deaths prompted concern that related survey work being conducted in the area somehow contributed to their death.....»»
Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival
Amazon has now committed $8 billion to AI startup that makes a key ChatGPT competitor. On Friday, Anthropic announced that Amazon has increased its investment in the AI startup by.....»»
How does the Regen Shield work in Valorant?
Patch 9.10 of Valorant introduced a new type of armor called Regen Shields. But how does it even work? We'll explain what this armor does and if it's worth it......»»
Educating young people about social media could be far more effective than a ban—Finland can show us how
The federal government's proposed social media ban for under-16s has sparked widespread debate, affecting millions of young Australians, their families and educators. But will it actually work?.....»»
Algorithmic management raises concerns over worker autonomy
In more and more workplaces, important decisions aren't made by managers but by algorithms which have increasing levels of access to and control over workers. While algorithmic management can boost efficiency and flexibility (as well as enabling a ne.....»»
AI and genus-conditioned algorithms create precise simulation-ready models of 600,000 existing urban trees
The Irish philosopher George Berkely, best known for his theory of immaterialism, once famously mused, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" What about AI-generated trees? They probably wouldn't make a s.....»»
Apple"s browser rules deemed anticompetitive, says UK competition body
Apple's rules about what developers can do within browsers is limiting innovation, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has determined, as part of its provisional findings from its browser investigation.Safari, Apple's browserIn 2021, the CMA l.....»»
Get ready for AI-dubbed YouTube videos
YouTube is reportedly rolling out its AI auto-translation tool to content creators in nine different languages including, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese......»»
Samsung"s new Gauss 2 AI Model might be the next Galaxy brain
Samsung debuts Gauss 2 AI model......»»
Suno"s upgraded AI song generator might get even skeptics" toes tapping
AI music platform Suno debuts v4 with new features,.....»»
Siri chatbot may be coming in 2026 as part of iOS 19
A new rumor suggests Apple wants to make Siri more conversational by making it use a large language model backend similar to ChatGPT and AI rivals, but it won't be ready until 2026.Siri could get an LLM backend in 2026When Apple was first rumored to.....»»
School did nothing wrong when it punished student for using AI, court rules
Student "indiscriminately copied and pasted text," including AI hallucinations. A federal court yesterday ruled against parents who sued a Massachusetts school district for punish.....»»
Child safety org flags new CSAM with AI trained on real child sex abuse images
AI will make it harder to spread CSAM online, child safety org says. For years, hashing technology has made it possible for platforms to automatically detect known child sexual ab.....»»
AI tool can engineer "better, faster, stronger" proteins
Nature is adept at designing proteins. Scientists are even better. But artificial intelligence holds the promise of improving proteins many times over. Medical applications for such "designer proteins" range from creating more precise antibodies for.....»»
Establishing a general theory of metal-support interaction: AI-driven advances in catalysis
How can artificial intelligence (AI) help accelerate scientific discovery based on vast amounts of experimental data? A new study by Prof. Li Weixue's team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Scienc.....»»
Disinformation and deepfakes played a part in the US election. Australia should expect the same
As America takes stock after Donald Trump's re-election to the presidency, it's worth highlighting the AI-generated fake photos, videos and audio shared during the campaign......»»
Social media has complex effects on adolescent well-being, and policymakers must take note
In late 2024, more than 20 years after the birth of Facebook, the impact of social media on our lives cannot be overstated. Initially underestimated by many in business, social media eventually came to be recognized for its power to enable workers to.....»»
I traveled 8,000 miles to get an Android phone unlike any I’ve used before
A recent work trip saw me travel 8,000-plus miles to India and get hands-on time with the Lava Agni 3 — a phone unlike any other I've used this year......»»
Child safety org launches AI model trained on real child sex abuse images
AI will make it harder to spread CSAM online, child safety org says. For years, hashing technology has made it possible for platforms to automatically detect known child sexual ab.....»»