Leading AI scientists have issued a call for urgent action from global leaders, criticizing the lack of progress since the last AI Safety Summit. They propose stringent policies to govern AI development and prevent its…
When OpenAI unveiled the latest version of its immensely popular ChatGPT chatbot this month, it had a new voice possessing humanlike inflections and emotions. The online demonstration also featured the bot tutoring a child on…
Citing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union (EU) has requested “further explanations” from Apple regarding its decision to close down the developer account of Fortnite publisher Epic Games. Apple says it does not…
After disrupting the AI industry by launching ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Chief Executive Officer, Sam Altman, is now looking to reimagine the global semiconductor industry. Alrman hopes to do that by raising $5 trillion to $7 trillion to…
New research reveals that while people struggle to distinguish between human and AI-generated voices, their brain responses differ significantly. People assume happy voices to be real and ‘neutral’ voices to be AI. Research shows that…
Apple has a lot to prove at WWDC 2024. Not only must it fend off the negative attention it has been picking up from regulators, but it must also galvanize loyal developers and disabuse the industry…
About 17 years ago, Steve Jobs took the stage at a San Francisco convention center and said he was introducing three products: an iPod, a phone and an internet browser. “These are not three separate…
Photo of a water-powered, electronics-free dressing (WPED) for electrical stimulation of wounds. Credit: Rajaram Kaveti New water-activated electric bandages offer a fast, affordable solution for improving chronic wound healing at home. Chronic wounds are open…
Dr. Sarah Thomas working in the quantum optics lab. Credit: Thomas Angus / Imperial College London Researchers have produced, stored, and retrieved quantum information for the first time, a critical step in quantum networking. The…
Researchers at the University of Cologne have found a way to apply superconducting properties to materials known for conducting electricity only along their edges, marking a major step toward the development of more reliable quantum…
