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

QuEra gets ready for error correction, runs operations with over 40 logical qubits.

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

Google let OpenAI take the lead in the AI race — now, it’s mounting a comeback.

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.

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 patients’ cells to heal and treat diseases.

These robots are as small as a human hair to the tip of a sharpened pencil. They self-assemble in the lab dish. Also, they don’t require tweezers or scalpels to give them shape.

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

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.

The promised wave of autonomous big rigs never materialized. But 2024 could prove to be a pivotal year for the technology.

AI chatbot deception paper suggests that some bots (and people) aren't very persuasive.

The reactor, a forerunner for the vast ITER experiment in France, has the potential to hasten the race for cleaner energy.

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 only due to the amount of work required to even get close to matching a mature screen-reader in terms of functionality, but also because Apple's documentation for more obscure system services is nigh on non-existent.

YouTube's dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there's an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.

Meta and YouTube are looking to Demi Lovato, Tom Brady and other A-listers to mainstream the technology — flawed guardrails and all.

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.

"Edit: Obligatory 'F--- Spez' for karma."

A WIRED analysis of more than 100 restricted channels shows these communities remain active, and content shared within them often spreads to channels accessible to the public.

Accused of violating kids' privacy, Facebook owner challenges FTC authority.

Altman explains why he decided to return to OpenAI and what comes next for the company.

Released earlier this month, OpenAI’s GPTs let anyone create custom chatbots. But some of the data they’re built on is easily exposed.

The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.

The Titan Image Generator includes automatic invisible watermarking.

Newly discovered materials can be used to make better solar cells, batteries, computer chips, and more.