The promise of smart wearables is often talked up, and while there have been some impressive innovations, we are still not seeing their full potential. Among the things holding them back is that the chips that operate them are stiff, brittle, and…
Category: 3. Tech
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A new flexible AI chip for smart wearables is thinner than a human hair
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How AI deepfakes have skirted revenge porn laws
Federal and state governments have outlawed “revenge porn,” the nonconsensual online sharing of sexual images of individuals, often by former partners. Last year, South Carolina became the 50th state to enact such a law. The recent rise of…
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Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?
At that time, Anthropic’s framing was entirely mechanical, establishing rules for the model to critique itself against, with no mention of Claude’s well-being, identity, emotions, or potential consciousness. The 2026…
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Donut-Shaped Light Could Make Wireless Signals Far More Reliable
A new metasurface lets scientists flip between ultra-stable light vortices, paving the way for tougher, smarter wireless communication. Scientists have developed a new optical device capable of producing two different types of vortex-shaped light…
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Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data
A new security feature rolled out to select models of the latest iPhones and iPads this week will make it more difficult for law enforcement, spies, and malicious hackers to obtain a person’s precise location data from their phone provider.
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Some blind fans to experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball
Some blind and low-vision fans will have unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays and provides real-time audio.
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What Is Athena? NASA’s Supercomputer Your PC Can’t Compete With
NASA has introduced a new high-performance supercomputer named NASA Athena, now considered the most powerful computing system in the agency’s active fleet. Installed at the Ames Research Center in California, Athena is designed to…
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Meta leans on improved ad business to fuel massive AI spending
Meta Platforms Inc.’s better-than-expected sales outlook helped ease Wall Street concerns about plans for unprecedented spending on artificial intelligence this year. The social networking giant topped projections for holiday quarter revenue and…
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The only person to win an Olympic medal and a Nobel Peace Prize
The serious son of Quaker parents, Philip Noel-Baker was first a scholar, then…
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Stacked ionic cells inspired by electric rays generate over 100V for small electronics
Inspired by electric rays that generate high voltages through stacked electrocytes, researchers at UNIST have developed a novel energy harvesting technology that mimics this biological mechanism. Unlike electric rays, which require mechanical…
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