
The Guardian - 1 day 1 hour ago
Reporter Aisha Down explores the UK's phantom investments' in AI, and the risk the government has taken in betting so heavily on the technology if it all goes bust For years now, the UK has bet big on AI. As Keir Starmer put it last year, he wanted to unleash AI' to boost growth across the country. Yet what has become of the billions promised in AI investment? Reporter Aisha Down charts the murky world of building projects behind schedule, vague spending commitments, and even vast sums...

NY Post - 1 day 5 hours ago
The 11 chatbots surveyed affirm a user's actions 49% more often than actual humans did, including in questions indicating deception, illegal or socially irresponsible conduct, the study found.

Sky News - 1 day 9 hours ago
The countdown is on until NASA's first moon mission in more than half a century, and the quarantined astronauts who'll be travelling into space have taken part in a Q&A.

New York Times - 1 day 11 hours ago
In a landmark case, a jury found Meta and YouTube guilty of creating products that were addictive. Ryan Mac explains the outcome and what it could mean for tech companies going forward.

ABC News - 1 day 13 hours ago
Dark matter and dark energy are mysteries that have confounded scientists for decades, even though they comprise 95% of the universe's mass...

Vox - 1 day 16 hours ago
West performs onstage at the Larkin Comedy Club on June 4, 2017, in San Francisco, California. | FilmMagic/FilmMagic You might remember feminist writer Lindy West from her days on X (n Twitter) yelling at sexist, anti-fat trolls. Or from her book Shrill . Now, West is back with Adult Braces , a memoir detailing her journey, a literal road trip, to accepting her husband's request to open up their marriage. Except it wasn't really a request, as West tells it. And this time, people across social...

Newser - 1 day 18 hours ago
An Irish town is making a name for itself over an experiment that's been running for three years now: Giving kids a largely smartphone-free childhood. The New York Times checks in on Greystones, a coastal community south of Dublin, that has rallied behind a voluntary pledge not to buy smart...