New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459466-flying-electric-taxis-look-set-to-finally-take-off-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:03 +0000 Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are on track to start commercial passenger carrying services in 2025, but can they stand out from conventional helicopters? 2459466-flying-electric-taxis-look-set-to-finally-take-off-in-2025|2459466 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435232-600-humanoid-robots-will-march-into-factories-and-homes-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 A robotic boom could see thousands of humanoid units entering workplaces and more in 2025, but whether they will have staying power remains to be seen mg26435232-600-humanoid-robots-will-march-into-factories-and-homes-in-2025|2460808 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457325-ibm-will-release-the-largest-ever-quantum-computer-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:00:24 +0000 Following successful early demonstrations of linking two quantum computing chips, IBM is aiming to break records for the largest quantum computer yet by combining many of them in parallel 2457325-ibm-will-release-the-largest-ever-quantum-computer-in-2025|2457325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435231-300-how-to-fix-computings-ai-energy-problem-run-everything-backwards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Artificial intelligence wastes an extraordinary amount of energy - but running every computer calculation twice, first forwards and then backwards, could drastically curb that problem mg26435231-300-how-to-fix-computings-ai-energy-problem-run-everything-backwards|2460794 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2460158-2024-review-the-best-new-robots-of-the-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:00:07 +0000 New Scientist's round-up of some of the best new robots of 2024 2460158-2024-review-the-best-new-robots-of-the-year|2460158 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2462259-ai-powered-avatars-can-gesture-naturally-as-they-speak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:00:30 +0000 An AI model that understands the interplay between human body language, speech and emotion enables digital avatars to move more realistically when speaking 2462259-ai-powered-avatars-can-gesture-naturally-as-they-speak|2462259 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451666-supersonic-flight-will-see-a-dramatic-return-in-2025-with-new-aircraft/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:32 +0000 Several prototype aircraft that are intended to bring back commercial supersonic travel have been making big strides in recent years – but it is unknown how well the return of Concorde-like flights will go down with customers 2451666-supersonic-flight-will-see-a-dramatic-return-in-2025-with-new-aircraft|2451666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461315-is-googles-approach-to-error-free-quantum-computers-already-outdated/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:00:33 +0000 The coding that forms the basis of Google’s recent breakthrough in error-correcting quantum computers is facing fierce competition 2461315-is-googles-approach-to-error-free-quantum-computers-already-outdated|2461315 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435233-300-should-chatbots-have-rights-and-should-we-care/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Some prominent researchers argue that we should pay heed to the welfare of AIs. Are they right, wonders Alex Wilkins mg26435233-300-should-chatbots-have-rights-and-should-we-care|2461064 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2462000-openais-o3-model-aced-a-test-of-ai-reasoning-but-its-still-not-agi/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:10:58 +0000 The latest AI model from OpenAI achieved an “impressive leap in performance” but it still hasn’t demonstrated what experts classify as human-level intelligence 2462000-openais-o3-model-aced-a-test-of-ai-reasoning-but-its-still-not-agi|2462000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461713-how-the-us-supreme-court-and-trump-could-stop-a-tiktok-ban/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:25:42 +0000 A US ban on the video-sharing app TikTok is set to take effect in early 2025 – but the country's Supreme Court and President-elect Donald Trump could still change that 2461713-how-the-us-supreme-court-and-trump-could-stop-a-tiktok-ban|2461713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461649-quantum-teleportation-can-survive-through-busy-internet-cables/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:00:36 +0000 An experiment showing that quantum and classical communication can be carried out through the same fibre at the same time may open the door to building a quantum internet with existing infrastructure 2461649-quantum-teleportation-can-survive-through-busy-internet-cables|2461649 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461213-hundreds-of-small-websites-may-shut-down-due-to-uks-online-safety-act/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:55 +0000 Hundreds of community websites run for fans of everything from cycling to Sunderland AFC may be forced to shut down by the UK's Online Safety Act, which is designed to protect children from harmful content 2461213-hundreds-of-small-websites-may-shut-down-due-to-uks-online-safety-act|2461213 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2460910-ai-beats-human-experts-at-distinguishing-american-whiskey-from-scotch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:00:28 +0000 Using descriptions of flavours or chemical data, artificial intelligence can tell apart whiskies from different countries and identify their constituent aromas 2460910-ai-beats-human-experts-at-distinguishing-american-whiskey-from-scotch|2460910 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461549-is-ai-finally-ready-to-replace-your-doctor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:05:02 +0000 Advances in artificial intelligence mean that machines can now perform certain diagnostic tasks with far better accuracy than human doctors - but the picture is more complicated than you might think 2461549-is-ai-finally-ready-to-replace-your-doctor|2461549 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461218-swarms-of-tiny-robots-coordinate-to-achieve-ant-like-feats-of-strength/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:00:58 +0000 Small robots directed by magnetic fields can cooperatively lift heavy objects, form floating rafts and push through clogs. They may one day deliver drugs within the human body 2461218-swarms-of-tiny-robots-coordinate-to-achieve-ant-like-feats-of-strength|2461218 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461415-ultra-thin-diamond-wafers-for-electronics-made-using-sticky-tape/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:00:16 +0000 Electronics made using diamond-based chips would have many advantages, but have been hard to make – a new technique involving sticky tape could change that 2461415-ultra-thin-diamond-wafers-for-electronics-made-using-sticky-tape|2461415 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461015-are-quantum-computers-now-advanced-enough-to-need-operating-systems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:00:48 +0000 Quantum computing hardware has been progressing rapidly in recent years – and quantum software is following 2461015-are-quantum-computers-now-advanced-enough-to-need-operating-systems|2461015 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435210-500-elon-musks-brain-implant-firm-neuralink-did-its-first-tests-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Neuralink’s first two human trials grabbed headlines this year, but it still isn’t clear how the firm’s technology compares with other brain-computer interfaces mg26435210-500-elon-musks-brain-implant-firm-neuralink-did-its-first-tests-in-2024|2459244 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461058-artificial-tongue-can-detect-chemical-makeup-of-alcoholic-drinks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:58 +0000 Biological nanopore technology revolutionised DNA sequencing – now it has been adapted for analysing alcoholic drinks, providing a quick test for quality and safety 2461058-artificial-tongue-can-detect-chemical-makeup-of-alcoholic-drinks|2461058 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461038-uk-plans-to-favour-ai-firms-over-creators-with-a-new-copyright-regime/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:38:57 +0000 One of the biggest uncertainties in the ongoing AI revolution is whether these systems can legally be trained on copyrighted data. Now, the UK says it plans to clarify the matter with a change to the law 2461038-uk-plans-to-favour-ai-firms-over-creators-with-a-new-copyright-regime|2461038 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457179-the-best-and-weirdest-photos-of-robots-from-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:00:34 +0000 A long-envisioned futuristic world of humanoid robots doing all the work has yet to arrive, but these startling images reveal some of the surprising ways that advanced robotics is becoming more ubiquitous in people's lives 2457179-the-best-and-weirdest-photos-of-robots-from-2024|2457179 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459969-liquid-metal-particles-can-self-assemble-into-electronics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:00:11 +0000 A cheap method for forming the tiny components of chips, such as transistors and diodes, harnesses simple fluid physics to make the electronics self-assembling 2459969-liquid-metal-particles-can-self-assemble-into-electronics|2459969 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458834-from-tesla-to-trump-elon-musk-had-a-very-busy-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:02 +0000 The past 12 months have been packed for the world’s wealthiest person as he has juggled Tesla, X, Neuralink, SpaceX and relations with Donald Trump – has it been a success? 2458834-from-tesla-to-trump-elon-musk-had-a-very-busy-2024|2458834 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457739-why-ai-must-learn-to-admit-ignorance-and-say-i-dont-know/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:11 +0000 The ability to admit ignorance could be a sign of truly intelligent AI, and a new quiz of unsolved or perhaps even unsolvable questions aims to put this idea to the test 2457739-why-ai-must-learn-to-admit-ignorance-and-say-i-dont-know|2457739 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2460254-over-70-per-cent-of-students-in-us-survey-use-ai-for-school-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:00:28 +0000 Many children in the US seem to be using a chatbot to help them with their work, despite the risks of errors and often in defiance of school rules 2460254-over-70-per-cent-of-students-in-us-survey-use-ai-for-school-work|2460254 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2460443-the-us-navy-wants-to-use-quantum-computers-for-war-games-and-much-more/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:00:47 +0000 The US Navy has many tasks it wants quantum devices to tackle, from setting maintenance schedules to enabling nearly unhackable communication 2460443-the-us-navy-wants-to-use-quantum-computers-for-war-games-and-much-more|2460443 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2460438-what-are-the-mystery-drones-flying-over-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:26:59 +0000 Large drones have been spotted flying over the US for weeks, and state and federal officials say they still have no idea who is behind the flights 2460438-what-are-the-mystery-drones-flying-over-the-us|2460438 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435210-600-the-shine-began-to-wear-off-ai-in-2024-as-advances-slowed-down/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 AI made incredible progress in 2023, but with a less-impressive pace of development this year, it may be that existing techniques are reaching their limits mg26435210-600-the-shine-began-to-wear-off-ai-in-2024-as-advances-slowed-down|2459245 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435211-300-high-tech-archaeology-shows-we-arent-the-first-to-endure-hard-times/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The discovery of ancient cities in Asia and the Americas point to earlier bouts of social and climatic upheavals. The good news is that humanity survived, says Annalee Newitz mg26435211-300-high-tech-archaeology-shows-we-arent-the-first-to-endure-hard-times|2459252 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459987-another-record-has-been-set-for-the-most-entangled-logical-qubits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:55:11 +0000 Just a few months after the previous record was set, a start-up called Quantinuum has announced that it has entangled the largest number of logical qubits – this will be key to quantum computers that can correct their own errors 2459987-another-record-has-been-set-for-the-most-entangled-logical-qubits|2459987 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459445-liquid-metal-unlocks-a-way-to-make-artificial-blood-vessels/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:00:43 +0000 The unusual properties of gallium have helped scientists to create delicate moulds that can be used to grow cultures of human cells resembling tiny blood vessels 2459445-liquid-metal-unlocks-a-way-to-make-artificial-blood-vessels|2459445 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459657-energy-hungry-ai-is-already-harming-health-and-its-getting-worse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:40:34 +0000 The electricity required to support AI could contribute to approximately 600,000 asthma cases and create a $20 billion public health burden by 2030 2459657-energy-hungry-ai-is-already-harming-health-and-its-getting-worse|2459657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459318-is-googles-new-willow-quantum-computer-really-such-a-big-deal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:00:44 +0000 Google has unveiled a new quantum computer called Willow that excels at a benchmarking problem, but it still isn't clear whether these machines can serve a practical purpose 2459318-is-googles-new-willow-quantum-computer-really-such-a-big-deal|2459318 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459368-chips-linked-with-light-could-train-ai-faster-while-using-less-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:00:43 +0000 A technology that packs more optical fibre connections onto chips could let them transmit 80 times as much information, speeding up AI training and slashing data centre energy costs 2459368-chips-linked-with-light-could-train-ai-faster-while-using-less-energy|2459368 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458860-tencent-seems-unaffected-by-us-ai-chip-export-ban-research-shows/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:24 +0000 A US ban on exporting high-end chips used for AI development to China doesn't seem to have affected Tencent, as US researchers suggest they may have found signs of the tech giant still using the chips 2458860-tencent-seems-unaffected-by-us-ai-chip-export-ban-research-shows|2458860 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459001-robotic-rat-uses-ai-to-befriend-real-rodents/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:00:52 +0000 A robotic wheeled rat that was trained with AI learned how to play and fight with real rodents – and could one day offer companionship to lab rats 2459001-robotic-rat-uses-ai-to-befriend-real-rodents|2459001 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458778-implant-made-with-living-neurons-connects-to-mouse-brains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:00:47 +0000 In a unique demonstration of brain implants that incorporate living cells, the devices were able to connect with the brains of live mice 2458778-implant-made-with-living-neurons-connects-to-mouse-brains|2458778 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458465-deepmind-ai-predicts-weather-more-accurately-than-existing-forecasts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:48 +0000 The latest weather forecasting AI model from Google DeepMind can beat the leading providers more than 97 per cent of the time, and it is quicker and cheaper to run 2458465-deepmind-ai-predicts-weather-more-accurately-than-existing-forecasts|2458465 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458864-flying-robot-leaps-upwards-and-then-takes-to-the-air-like-a-bird/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:17 +0000 A bird-inspired robot called RAVEN can walk, hop and jump into flight, an ability that could help people develop fixed-wing drones that can take off and land anywhere 2458864-flying-robot-leaps-upwards-and-then-takes-to-the-air-like-a-bird|2458864 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:29:15 +0000 Users of the healthcare app Alan whose queries were answered by a medical AI reported high satisfaction levels, but one exchange included "potentially dangerous inaccuracies" 2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet|2458531 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:00:56 +0000 EEG recordings used in neurology could be made simpler by replacing the usual electrodes, wires and gels with a tattoo printed onto the scalp 2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity|2458409 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:04:52 +0000 Robotic equipment can implant electrodes into cockroaches and connect them to an electronic backpack, making it feasible to mass-produce biorobots for search missions 2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots|2458397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:00:01 +0000 Tiny robots designed to carry out environmental or industrial tasks could be powered by tricks involving surface tension 2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot|2457954 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2458269-electric-dreams-is-past-echo-of-todays-debates-on-ai-generated-art/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:00:22 +0000 Tate Modern exhibition explores past echoes of today’s debates about virtual reality and AI-generated art 2458269-electric-dreams-is-past-echo-of-todays-debates-on-ai-generated-art|2458269 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:00:11 +0000 The content you see on social media is often determined by an algorithm - and it turns out that these algorithms can rapidly change your views 2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day|2458226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:33:09 +0000 Determining when someone died based on their decomposing body is a subjective task, but artificial intelligence could bring some objectivity to the process 2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death|2457953 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435192-400-the-forgotten-civil-engineer-with-a-vision-we-could-all-learn-from/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 John "Bud" Benson Wilbur isn't often remembered today, but his ideas about what the distant-future world of 1977 would look like are inspirational, says Annalee Newitz mg26435192-400-the-forgotten-civil-engineer-with-a-vision-we-could-all-learn-from|2457754 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457971-dont-be-fooled-by-elon-musks-chatty-optimus-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The long history of robotics should teach us to be more sceptical when it comes to autonomous humanoid robots, says Nicole Kobie 2457971-dont-be-fooled-by-elon-musks-chatty-optimus-robots|2457971 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:12 +0000 Near Space Labs’s autonomous balloon fleet is already taking high-resolution images of the ground, and its range will expand to the entire continental US early next year 2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us|2457923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435192-600-banning-scary-sounding-ideas-can-comfort-but-does-more-harm-than-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Recent developments in AI and neurological research may prompt concern. However, placing outright bans on such research is unlikely to be the best solution - and may hold us back mg26435192-600-banning-scary-sounding-ideas-can-comfort-but-does-more-harm-than-good|2457856 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:58:19 +0000 Russia’s new ballistic missile flies on a high arc out of Earth’s atmosphere and releases multiple high-speed projectiles, making it challenging but not impossible to intercept 2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile|2458117 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:06 +0000 Researchers have used lasers to encode information in diamonds, demonstrating record-breaking data density in an ultra-stable and long-lasting system 2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years|2457948 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:00:27 +0000 Today's huge AI models are composed of several billion numbers known as weights and changing just one of them can destroy their ability to function, leading to “gibberish” output 2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model|2456168 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:39 +0000 IBM has bet big on a modular approach to building quantum computers, and now it has successfully linked two quantum chips together to operate as a single device, a key step towards that goal 2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time|2456542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:55:25 +0000 Using GPT-4o, the model behind ChatGPT, researchers have replicated the personality and behaviour of more than 1000 people, in an effort to create an alternative to focus groups and polling 2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour|2457233 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 When deciding whether to let people await trial at home or in jail, US judges can use a risk score algorithm. But it often makes harsher recommendations than humans do 2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges|2456603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:00:51 +0000 There is no evidence that advertisers use covert recordings of conversations to target people with adverts, an accusation widely denied by the industry, and yet this belief persists 2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads|2457333 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456661-robotic-pigeon-reveals-how-birds-fly-without-a-vertical-tail-fin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:00:43 +0000 A flying robot uses its bird-like tail to maintain stability in flight – a technique that could enable more aerodynamic aircraft designs that use less fuel 2456661-robotic-pigeon-reveals-how-birds-fly-without-a-vertical-tail-fin|2456661 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456782-bluesky-is-ushering-in-a-pick-your-own-algorithm-era-of-social-media/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:10:52 +0000 More than 20 million people have joined Bluesky, a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with. I think it is the future of social media, says Chris Stokel-Walker 2456782-bluesky-is-ushering-in-a-pick-your-own-algorithm-era-of-social-media|2456782 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457207-google-deepmind-ai-can-expertly-fix-errors-in-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:23 +0000 Quantum computers could get a boost from artificial intelligence, thanks to a model created by Google DeepMind that cleans up quantum errors 2457207-google-deepmind-ai-can-expertly-fix-errors-in-quantum-computers|2457207 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456985-quantum-computers-hit-a-crucial-milestone-for-error-free-calculation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:30:59 +0000 The largest number of logical qubits has been linked through quantum entanglement, which is a key step towards quantum computers that can detect and correct errors 2456985-quantum-computers-hit-a-crucial-milestone-for-error-free-calculation|2456985 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456779-worlds-new-fastest-supercomputer-is-built-to-simulate-nuclear-bombs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:02:17 +0000 The vast computational power of the El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California will be used to support the US nuclear deterrent 2456779-worlds-new-fastest-supercomputer-is-built-to-simulate-nuclear-bombs|2456779 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456653-ai-maths-assistant-could-help-solve-problems-that-humans-are-stuck-on/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:00:18 +0000 Most mathematicians have been reluctant to start working with artificial intelligence, but a new tool developed by researchers at Meta may change that 2456653-ai-maths-assistant-could-help-solve-problems-that-humans-are-stuck-on|2456653 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456291-people-prefer-ai-generated-poems-to-shakespeare-and-dickinson/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:00:19 +0000 Readers give higher ratings to AI-generated poetry than the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson – perhaps because they often have more straightforward themes and simpler structure 2456291-people-prefer-ai-generated-poems-to-shakespeare-and-dickinson|2456291 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456510-australia-wants-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-but-it-wont-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:00:12 +0000 Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to fail, and could do more harm than good 2456510-australia-wants-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-but-it-wont-work|2456510 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455173-ai-models-work-together-faster-when-they-speak-their-own-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:00:06 +0000 Letting AI models communicate with each other in their internal mathematical language, rather than translating back and forth to English, could accelerate their task-solving abilities 2455173-ai-models-work-together-faster-when-they-speak-their-own-language|2455173 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:10:00 +0000 The controversies surrounding football’s video assistant referee (VAR) system highlight our troubled relationship with uncertainty – and point to potential solutions 2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it|2454587 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454054-watch-autonomous-cars-do-doughnuts-and-drift-sideways-round-corners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:00:12 +0000 Driverless cars can now do doughnuts and drift like stunt drivers, skidding sideways around corners while maintaining control, which might help the cars recover from dangerous situations 2454054-watch-autonomous-cars-do-doughnuts-and-drift-sideways-round-corners|2454054 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455986-millions-of-phones-create-most-complete-map-ever-of-the-ionosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that could improve GPS accuracy and help track space weather 2455986-millions-of-phones-create-most-complete-map-ever-of-the-ionosphere|2455986 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455892-google-street-view-helps-map-how-600000-trees-grow-down-to-the-limb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:32:34 +0000 AI and Google Street View have created 'digital twins' of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that could help make urban tree planting and trimming decisions 2455892-google-street-view-helps-map-how-600000-trees-grow-down-to-the-limb|2455892 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455713-this-robot-can-build-anything-you-ask-for-out-of-blocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:00:19 +0000 An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks 2455713-this-robot-can-build-anything-you-ask-for-out-of-blocks|2455713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455742-audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:29:39 +0000 Seven major datasets used to train audio-generating AI models are three times more likely to use the words "man" or "men" than "woman" or "women", raising fears of bias 2455742-audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language|2455742 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2455513-the-sci-fi-films-and-tv-that-explore-ai-in-eerily-prescient-ways/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:00:24 +0000 Hollywood has been imagining the impact AI might have on our lives for decades, but how accurate are these portrayals? 2455513-the-sci-fi-films-and-tv-that-explore-ai-in-eerily-prescient-ways|2455513 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455418-ai-helps-robot-dogs-navigate-the-real-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:00:46 +0000 Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately 2455418-ai-helps-robot-dogs-navigate-the-real-world|2455418 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:11 +0000 Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes 2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity|2454625 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:07 +0000 One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new technique that uses light and sound for rapid printing 2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs|2454825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:55:43 +0000 Just under 5 per cent of the Wikipedia pages in English that have been published since ChatGPT's release seem to include AI-written content 2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai|2454256 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz 2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis|2453802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room 2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar|2453191 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to advertise a product online: make it as confusing as possible to encourage people to click (it worked on Feedback) mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future|2453676 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Thanks to artificial intelligence, understanding animals may be closer than we think. But we may not like what they are going to tell us, says RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai|2453564 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:41 +0000 The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy 2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private|2454095 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:37 +0000 Scientists used AI to transform tourist photos into a 3D digital map of Antarctic penguin colonies – even as researchers debate whether to harness or discourage tourism in this remote region 2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins|2453986 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:19 +0000 A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car 2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move|2453516 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed – and some models are more gullible than others 2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do|2453350 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:58 +0100 A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind – and it could be used in biocompatible and biodegradable implants 2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker|2453303 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:55:15 +0100 A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries 2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars|2453185 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:51 +0100 Researchers have managed to encode enormous amounts of information, including images, into DNA at a rate hundreds of times faster than was previously possible 2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster|2452876 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 What happens if AI is trained to write choral music by feeding it a specially created vocal dataset? Moving new exhibition The Call tackles some thorny questions about AI and creativity – and stirs the soul with music mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition|2452425 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:15 +0100 Google DeepMind has been using its AI watermarking method on Gemini chatbot responses for months – and now it’s making the tool available to any AI developer 2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable|2452847 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:58 +0100 A type of mathematical problem that was previously impossible to solve can now be successfully analysed with artificial intelligence 2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century|2452780 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:16 +0100 Google’s NotebookLM tool is billed as an AI-powered research assistant and can even turn your text history into a jovial fake podcast. But it could also tempt you into narcissism and nostalgia, says Jacob Aron 2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy|2452746 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:22:57 +0100 AI models have safeguards in place to prevent them creating dangerous or illegal output, but a range of jailbreaks have been found to evade them. Now researchers show that writing backwards can trick AI models into revealing bomb-making instructions. 2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe|2450838 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:57:35 +0100 While quantum computers are still in their infancy, more and more people are training to become quantum software developers 2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists|2452255 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:01:05 +0100 Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies 2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g|2451769 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:29:46 +0100 A simulator for the process of scientific discovery shows that AI models still fall short of human scientists and engineers in coming up with hypotheses and carrying out experiments on their own 2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now|2451863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:54 +0100 A new way to store numbers in computers can dynamically prioritise accuracy or range, depending on need, allowing software to quickly switch between very large and small numbers 2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate|2451034 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:36:22 +0100 Autonomous taxis are already operating on US streets, while Elon Musk has spent years promising a self-driving car and failing to deliver. The newly announced Tesla Cybercab is unlikely to change that 2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future|2451547 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:15:40 +0100 The UK government's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius surprisingly threatens the extinction of millions of website addresses ending in ".io", and no one is quite sure what will happen next 2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands|2451215