Trump"s Tweets: telling truth from fiction from the words he used
Social media has supercharged the spread of information—and misinformation, which presents significant challenges when trying to distinguish between fact and fiction on social media platforms like Twitter......»»
Scientists use powerful lasers to divert lightning bolts
Using lasers to divert potentially damaging lightning strikes may sound like science fiction, but some clever folks in Switzerland have apparently done it......»»
Sparks will fly in electric-car trade war: Lionel Laurent
Will Ferrell's 2021 Super Bowl ad for General Motors Co. makes bleak viewing today. The actor's comic fury at being "out-EV'd" by Norway hit at a truth that was a point of pride for Europe: When it comes to electric-vehicle sales, the US has been a l.....»»
Musk on trial for “funding secured” tweet—experts predict he’s going to lose
Musk faces tough trial as judge already ruled his tweets were false and reckless. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Youtube) Elon Musk is headed to trial next week over his infamous tweet claiming he had secured funding t.....»»
Symptoms of illness help pathogens spread among songbirds
It's "Treasure Island" author Robert Louis Stevenson who is credited with coining the phrase "You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs." For us humans, it's now cliché. For pathogens, these are words to live by. Or, rather, spread by......»»
Inside Facebook"s high-stakes debate to reinstate Trump after a two-year ban
Facebook-parent Meta is preparing to announce one of the most consequential decisions in the company's history, a landmark move that will set a precedent for online speech and could affect the course of the 2024 US presidential election......»»
Royal Mail tells people not to send post abroad due to "cyber incident"
The firm is telling customers to stop sending items abroad while it tries to resolve the issue......»»
Twitter forcing algorithm timeline in your face in latest iOS update
It has been a long time since Twitter started showing users tweets based on suggestions rather than chronological order, which was heavily criticized at the time. But after many complaints, the platform let users choose whether they wanted to see th.....»»
Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment [Updated]
Koko let 4,000 people get therapeutic help from GPT-3 without telling them first. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a person talking to a secret robot therapist. (credit: Ars Technica) On Friday, Koko co-founder Rob Mor.....»»
Royal Mail "cyber-incident" hits overseas post
The firm is telling customers to stop sending items abroad while it tries to resolve the issue......»»
Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment
Koko let 4,000 people get therapeutic help from GPT-3 without telling them first. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a person talking to a secret robot therapist. (credit: Ars Technica) On Friday, Koko co-founder Rob Mor.....»»
Apple’s top Services VP leaving the company this month; reorganization underway
One of Apple’s top services executives is departing the company. Peter Stern, Apple’s vice president of Services, is reportedly telling his colleagues he plans to leave at the end of January. This will lead to a major shakeup of the team surroun.....»»
Apple TV+ "Truth Be Told" gets season three trailer
Season three of "Truth Be Told" premieres on January 20 on Apple TV+, and the first official trailer shows the character tackling a series of missing person cases.'Truth Be Told' season 3The anthology series has a core set of cast members, including.....»»
Telling left from right: Cilia as cellular force sensors during embryogenesis
Although the human body is externally symmetric across the left-right axis, there are remarkable left-right asymmetries in the shape and positioning of most internal organs, including the heart, lungs, liver, stomach, and brain......»»
Toxoplasma: the parasite that takes over our brains
A recurring fantasy in science fiction is the implantation of tiny elements in peoples' brains, which would be used to control and direct our actions and emotions. Regardless of the direction that technological development may take in this sense, in.....»»
Tweets, news offer insights on invasive insect spread
A new North Carolina State University study shows the potential for using Twitter and online news articles to track the timing and location of invasive insect spread in the United States and around the globe. Researchers say these sources are promisi.....»»
I don’t want to see 5G on any phone in 2023
That's it, I've had enough of 5G. It's time for phone makers to get rid of it, and go back to telling us about 4G. Think I've gone mad? Here's what I mean......»»
How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments in chemistry
Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hung flat-screen color monitors on the walls of the Enterprise decades before we.....»»
Musk contradicts Twitter safety chief, disavows statement as “fake news”
It's still unclear which Twitter exec was telling the truth. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) Ever since The Verge reported that Twitter shut down its communications office, it’s been harder to.....»»
Apple"s next iPad mini expected before mid-2024, won"t fold
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is throwing cold water on the rumors that a folding iPad will replace the iPad mini and believes that Apple has a new one in the works.In a series of Tweets on Tuesday morning, Kuo briefly discussed what he sees as the future of.....»»
Twitter layoffs continue under Elon Musk
Additional Twitter employees were terminated Thursday as part of ongoing, rolling layoffs under new owner Elon Musk, including from the public policy and media and entertainment teams, according to tweets from affected employees......»»