Why women shaping gaming cultures are shaping the future of technology
International Women’s Day often prompts reflection on representation in technology. The focus tends to centre on engineering pipelines,…
Shenzhen dethrones Shanghai, Beijing as China’s top industrial powerhouse, mayor boasts
The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has handed in a glowing report card of technological and economic development,…
One in three Germans welcome killer robots, new poll says – POLITICO
The results suggest a cultural shift, as the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz no longer explicitly excludes lethal…
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
Elon Musk’s X has introduced new restrictions stopping people from editing and generating images of real people in…
A Century Later, Ramanujan’s Pi Equations Are Helping Physicists Unlock the Secrets of Nature
In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating the value…
AI trading agents formed price-fixing cartels when put in simulated markets, Wharton study reveals
Artificial intelligence is just smart—and stupid—enough to pervasively form price-fixing cartels in financial market conditions if left to…
Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics…
YouTube attacks Australia’s world-first social media ban
“This law will not fulfil its promise to make kids safer online, and will, in fact, make Australian…
Why Digital Burnout Is Now The ‘Default State’ Of Being Online
There will always be another notification. (© fotoAI – stock.adobe.com) Today’s algorithms prioritize engagement, but what about well-being?…
Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers…
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom – POLITICO
Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories…
AI Models Get Brain Rot, Too
AI models may be a bit like humans, after all. A new study from the University of Texas…