People online in 2024 – News articles
In 2024, 93% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported that they had used…
Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health
Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce health care…
AI without limits threatens public trust — here are some guidelines for preserving communications integrity
The rapid advancement and adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the field of…
How can you stay safe from cyber attacks? Here are 2 simple checklists from experts
“Cyber security” may sound like a far-off worry for big corporations or telcos, but that’s…
‘Mirror life forms’ may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment
When you look in a mirror, the reflection is fundamentally you, but with a perfect…
NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects –…
Bluesky isn’t the ‘new Twitter,’ but its resemblance to the old one is drawing millions of new users
What would you say at Twitter’s funeral? That’s the question my collaborators and I asked…
Local governments are using AI without clear rules or policies, and the public has no idea
In 2017, the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands deployed an artificial intelligence (AI) system…
A Meta outage hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and more. Here’s what we know so far
A major outage is affecting users of popular social media and messaging services including Facebook,…
Brain inflammation may be the reason behind muscle fatigue after infection and injury
Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can…