Chatbot teddies for three-year-olds? Why AI toys are risky for kids
ChattyBear, a soft, brown-furred teddy bear, begins every conversation with a jubilant, “Hello, my buddy!”…
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Companies agree to stronger workers’ rights in clean energy
Workers in coastal towns and industrial heartlands are set to see stronger protections, as offshore…
We analyzed paper money printed by Ben Franklin to uncover his anti‑counterfeiting techniques and materials innovations
Benjamin Franklin understood something fundamental about money that still shapes modern economies: Money only works…
How migration became a key to World Cup success
Few would have predicted Morocco’s success at the 2022 Fifa World Cup. Heading into the…
How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line
When researchers founded Anthropic in 2021, they said the race to build powerful AI was…
Entry-level jobs support, AI bootcamps and tech training as government supports young people into the jobs of the future
More support to get young people into their first jobs through launch of new partnership…
Exoskeletons for people with cerebral palsy are now a reality – but there’s still much to figure out
Cerebral palsy is the most common disability that starts in childhood, affecting about 50 million…
Victorians called burnout ‘overwork’ – and they cured it by holidaying in France
Burnout feels like a thoroughly modern concept – one borne from our age of global…
People are using AI to communicate without disclosing it. Is this morally wrong?
Imagine you have used a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool such as ChatGPT to tidy…
Foreign Secretary completes landmark trip to China and India to bolster UK security
The Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has concluded her visit to two key world powers China…