Samsung has some new phones to show off, and by all accounts, we’ll see them pretty soon.
The Korean tech giant just got done showing off its vision for an AI-powered future at CES 2026,…
Category: 3. Tech
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Snapchat adds new parental controls after settling mental health lawsuit
New ways to monitor your teen’s phone use are coming to Snapchat, as the app adds new screen time and contact monitoring tools for parents.
Starting today, parents and guardians linked…
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AI models mirror human 'us vs. them' social biases, study shows
Large language models (LLMs), the computational models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and other widely used artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, can rapidly source information and generate texts tailored for specific purposes….
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Companies are already using agentic AI to make decisions, but governance is lagging behind
Businesses are acting fast to adopt agentic AI—artificial intelligence systems that work without human guidance—but have been much slower to put governance in place to oversee them, a new survey shows. That mismatch is a major source of risk…
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Solar-powered desalination system overcomes widespread salt-clogging barrier
Monash University and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination prototype that can produce safe drinking water continuously, overcoming a major technical barrier that has limited many existing…
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“Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?
Some doctors see LLMs as a boon for medical literacy. The average patient might struggle to navigate the vast landscape of online medical information—and, in particular, to distinguish high-quality sources from polished but factually dubious…
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Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While U.S. special operations forces carried out…
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Turning city traffic into a computer: Novel approach to AI could slash energy demands
What if traffic could compute? This may sound strange, but researchers at Tohoku University’s WPI-AIMR have unveiled a bold new idea: using road traffic itself as a computer.
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What Are Super Quantum Dots?
Super quantum dots might be the next big (ok, little) thing in TVs. At least, that’s what companies such as TCL want you to believe. While “regular” quantum dots have greatly improved the performance of LCD and OLED TVs, many of our picks for
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Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware
Ireland is considering new legislation to give its law enforcement agencies more surveillance powers, including allowing the use of spyware.
The Irish government announced this week the introduction of the Communications (Interception and…
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