Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.
01/05/2024
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
30/04/2024
Britain’s former climate adviser says the country’s future plans are weak, climate protests are no longer helpful, and working closely with Big Oil is a jarring necessity.
29/04/2024
Ever feel like Instagram or TikTok algorithms know you a bit too well? The backlash against automated curation is building, and new algorithm-free platforms are springing up.
Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced.
European iPhone owners are being shown a new pop-up screen listing alternatives to the Safari browser. The developers of the browsers shown on that screen are torn about the user experience.
Donor livers are in short supply for transplants. A startup is attempting to grow new ones in people instead.
02/04/2024
Companies will no longer be allowed to use software checks to verify replacement parts in a major step forward for the right-to-repair movement.
29/03/2024
Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?
20/03/2024
Your pets can already eat a chewable tablet for tick prevention. Now, a pill that paralyzes and kills ticks has shown positive results in a small human trial.
15/03/2024
Houston-based rBIO has invented a new process to churn out insulin at higher yields using custom-made bacteria.
02/02/2024
