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Some experts think xAI used OpenAI model outputs to fine-tune Grok.

Designed to study Pluto, the spacecraft’s instruments are being repurposed.

A recent study found that websites and applications that use AI tools to undress people are receiving unprecedented traction.

A U.S. judge on Monday upheld Texas' ban on state employees', including public university employees, using Chinese-owned short video app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks....

Three years after Fortnite-maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win. The jury in Epic v. Google has just delivered its verdict — and it found that Google turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly....

A new study has been published showcasing a new DNA-based nanobot that could open the door to producing life-saving drugs in the human body. A team of researchers from New York University have developed DNA-based nanobots that could, in theory, replicate themselves exponentially. Developed by Feng Zhou and his team, the tiny DNA...

The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.

Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring technology is rolled out in UK high streets

The agency claims the technology is 'simpler than conventional methods for control of hypersonic craft.'

The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize Wikipedia's community-led governance model and the right to freedom of expression....

In sub-Saharan Africa, women are at high risk of contracting HIV. Some protective measures carry a stigma but this device enables them to take control without anyone knowing....

The Breakthrough Listen search for intelligent life is, to date, the most extensive technosignature search of nearby celestial objects. We present a radio technosignature search of the centers of 97 nearby galaxies, observed by Breakthrough Listen at the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope. We performed a narrowband Doppler...

Google takes heat for a misleading AI demo video that hyped up its GPT-4 competitor.

Sony’s content removals and unexpected account bans are timely reminders of why you don’t really own digital content.

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a U.S. senator warned on Wednesday....

The new library of functions will answer questions and enhance knowledge. Everyone, everywhere can access and contribute to it now.

It can take up to 30 seconds to conduct a Deep Search.

A whistleblower believes the self-driving vehicle technology is not safe enough for public roads.

OEMs collect too much personal data and share it too freely, says Senator Markey.

The multicellular bots move around and help heal “wounds” created in cultured neurons. Scientists at Tufts and Harvard made tiny biological robots called Anthrobots using human tracheal cells. These tiny robots move and, in the lab, help neurons grow in damaged areas. The researchers hope to use similar biobots made from...

Biotech company 23andMe first disclosed a data breach affecting a portion of its customers back in October. The information was obtained in a credential stuffing attack. An SEC filing now reveals roughly 14,000 accounts were accessed, along with information on millions of users participating in the DNA Relatives feature.

After getting fed up with the general neglect of MacOS accessibility from Apple, and having wanted to work on something meaningful for quite some time, I decided to attempt something that for some reason nobody seems to have tried to do before: write a completely new screen-reader for that platform. This isn't an easy task, not...

If Musk fulfils just 15 percent of Cybertruck preorders, it would equal the annual unit sales of Toyota. If the polarizing EV flops, Tesla could be in big trouble.

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