Researchers develop AI-powered storytime tool to support children's literacy
While developing a tool to boost literacy and reading comprehension, researchers at Northeastern University have…
Five ways that AI is learning to improve itself
Last week, Mark Zuckerberg declared that Meta is aiming to achieve smarter-than-human AI. He seems…
The greenhouse gases we’re not accounting for
In the spring of 2021, climate scientists were stumped. The global economy was just emerging…
The Download: how AI is improving itself, and hidden greenhouse gases
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
OpenAI has finally released open-weight language models
OpenAI has finally released its first open-weight large language models since 2019’s GPT-2. These new…
The Download: OpenAI’s open-weight models, and the future of internet search
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Your phone is covered in germs: A tech expert explains how to clean it without doing damage
We wash our hands, sanitize shopping trolleys and wipe down cafe tables. But what about…
Technology could open up new ways to track prisoners
Technology firms have apparently suggested placing tracking devices or a microchip under the skin of…
How AI is revolutionizing travel planning
Not long ago, planning a trip meant juggling guidebooks and hours of searching the web…
These protocols will help AI agents navigate our messy lives
A growing number of companies are launching AI agents that can do things on your…