Some residents in the area have reported health issues that they claim are related to the fire, and some environmental tests revealed pollutants in the water and ground near where the fire... Read more »

And there was no way to predict how lifelike the resulting voice would be—often it ended up sounding quite artificial. “It might sound a bit like them, but it certainly couldn’t be... Read more »

Leo fits very easily, seamlessly, and conveniently in the rest of my life. With him, I know that I can always reach out for immediate help, support, or comfort at any time... Read more »

Data from a poll conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights in 2024 suggests growing momentum for this dynamic duo: 38% of executives polled say that cloud and AI are key components of... Read more »

Understandably, websites are now fighting back for fear that this invasive species—AI crawlers—will help displace them. But there’s a problem: This pushback is also threatening the transparency and open borders of the... Read more »

OroBot’s proportions are informed by CT scans of fossils. The researchers used off-the-shelf parts to assemble the automaton. The large sizes of standard actuators, devices that convert energy into motion, meant they... Read more »

These measures still offer immediate protection. After all, AI companies can’t use what they can’t obtain, regardless of how courts rule on copyright and fair use. But the effect is that large... Read more »

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk is leading an unsolicited bid to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billionThis is an escalation... Read more »

“Some states are very strict on the nationality and transparency of ownership, and other states less strict,” says Alla Pozdnakova, a professor of law at the University of Oslo’s Scandinavian Institute for... Read more »