How chatbot tools use psychological strategies to engage and ensnare us, and other tales of "large language manipulators." ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a ...

A new model measures defects that can be leveraged to improve materials' mechanical strength, heat transfer, and energy-conversion efficiency. (Nanowerk News) In biology, defects are generally bad.

A cow named Veronika has stunned scientists by using tools in a flexible and purposeful way. She chooses different ends of a brush depending on the part of her body and adjusts her movements ...

A still from a video released by Centcom on Tuesday shows an Iranian naval vessel just before it is struck by a projectile near the Strait of Hormuz.Centcom/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. is leveraging a ...

Two new research reports highlight growing concerns about the impact of AI use on teens and young adults’ mental health and how they use the technology to address those challenges. The reports—both ...

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It’s no secret that AI models have come a long way, from tools that can complete high school students’ homework to “vibe coding” assistants that can build entire apps in a fraction of the time it ...

Accenture is linking promotions to regular use of its AI tools for more senior staff as the company goes all-in on AI. The FT reported that associate directors and senior managers were told "regular ...

A study warns that the prolonged use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can impair nutrient absorption. PPIs are a class of drugs including medications such as omeprazole, pantoprazole, and esomeprazole ...

Since March 2025, the Trump administration has used tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out “DEI” and “gender ideology" from child welfare programs. Neither Palantir nor HHS has ...

It doesn't matter how well designed a tool is, how intuitive its function may seem, someone can still use it for years and not realize they've been using it wrong. For example, that loose tab on the ...