
IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 11 hours ago
Most people who regularly use AI tools would say they're making their lives easier. The technology promises to streamline and take over tasks both professionally and personally whether that's summarizing documents, drafting deliverables, generating code, or even offering emotional support. But researchers are concerned AI is making some tasks too easy, and that this will come with unexpected costs. In a commentary titled Against Frictionless AI , published in Communications Psychology on...

Sky News - 1 day 14 hours ago
The number of confirmed and suspected meningitis cases in the outbreak in Kent has fallen to 29, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

BBC - 1 day 23 hours ago
Dozens of Instagram and TikTok accounts have used AI avatars to promote explicit content, the BBC finds.

Newser - 2 days 7 hours ago
A Texas couple is warning about a social media trend they say cost their 9-year-old daughter her life. Curtis and Wendi Blackwell of Stephenville said their only child, JackLynn, died last month after trying the so-called "blackout challenge," in which people restrict their own breathing often with cords or belts ...

New Scientist - 2 days 12 hours ago
Qilimanjaro is selling a relatively cheap kit with everything you need for a quantum computer you just need to be able to put it together...

Huffington Post - 2 days 13 hours ago
This easy fix will give you more data on your device so you can go back to screenshotting every meme you see.

BBC - 2 days 23 hours ago
Alasdair Keane visits the underground insect farm turning food waste into animal feed.