You think you need more sleep? Tell that to an elephant seal
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sleep is a precious commodity for people and across the animal kingdom, indispensable even as its biological purpose remains somewhat mysterious. We spend about…
Britain sounds alarm on spyware, mercenary hacking market
By James Pearson and Raphael Satter BELFAST/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people were…
Meta develops an AI capable of detecting objects never seen before
Segment Anything does not need the training to know what is in a photo Meta AI: As the latest artificial intelligence technologies dealing with automatic object detection teach us, it…
Elon Musk says he will launch rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
By Hyunjoo Jin and Sheila Dang SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls “TruthGPT” to challenge…
For T. rex and kin, it was a stiff upper lip, not a toothy grin
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They probably did not smile, frown or snarl, but T. rex and its relatives almost certainly had the dinosaur equivalent of lips – a…
TikTok CEO Addresses Privacy and Safety Concerns During Congressional Hearing
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew defended the Chinese-owned app’s data security practices in a marathon testimony lasting over five hours. It disputed claims that it poses a national security threat…
E-Textile: Can Solar-Powered Clothes be The Next Big Thing in Wearable Tech?
The development of wearable technology has been growing at an impressive pace. Wearable tech, also known as smart clothing, has become increasingly popular in recent years, with products such as…
Scientists explain alien comet ‘Oumuamua’s strange acceleration
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The quirky comet ‘Oumuamua, the first interstellar object found visiting our solar system, has been the subject of fascination since being spotted in 2017,…
Chinese firm invents lockdown-inspired kissing machine for remote lovers
By Shanghai Newsroom SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in…
Scientists create a robot that can smell and identify odors
In a scientific first, a robot can “smell” using a biological sensor Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created a robot that can smell and identify odours using a biological sensor. The…