things could get a lot worse, experts caution. AI could also make scandals like Cambridge Analytica, a consulting firm that harvested US voter data from social media ahead of the 2016 election, look quaint.

What the author suggests as an effective and side-effect-free prescription for citizens in the field of media literacy is media literacy education and gaming within the family through the active participation of ...

Hypotheses were floated in light of its unexpected behavior, including fleeting speculation that it might actually have been an alien spacecraft. A new study has offered a more sober explanation - that 'Oumuamua's ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk showed off on Friday a prototype of its humanoid robot 'Optimus', predicting the electric vehicle maker would be able to produce millions and sell them for under $20,000 - less than ...

Peng Xianjue unveils plans for combined fusion-fission reactor that could make China world’s first to achieve the elusive viable energy source. No country has so far managed to build a facility that generates more ...

Chinese scientists came across a previously unknown mineral in lunar soil samples, brought to the Earth by the Chang’e-5 spacecraft, China’s Central Television reported.

The ban was a hot topic of debate among delegates at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai this week. An employee at a Tianjin-based AI server company said its government busines's might suffer ...

Scientists have transgenically altered soybean plants to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis, resulting in greater yields without loss of quality.

Tinnitus is a big problem for millions of adults, a study says, and is most prevalent in the elderly. At-risk groups include military personnel and musicians. The condition is linked to some 200 health issues, ...