AI can’t do your Christmas shopping just yet – but next year might be different
I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether…
Increased surveillance at the Canada-U.S. border means more asylum seekers could die
At a press conference on Dec. 17, the Canadian federal government announced proposed new measures…
The 12 UKRI impact stories of Christmas 2024 – UKRI
The highlighted projects cover the full spectrum of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) activities, from…
3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world
Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced…
YouTube populists are driving South Korea’s political instability. It’s a warning for the rest of the world’s democracies
In the space of three weeks, South Korea has seen a brief declaration of martial…
The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history
A physicist, a chemist and a mathematician walk into a bar. It sounds like the…
What is an AI agent? A computer scientist explains the next wave of artificial intelligence tools
Interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be fun and sometimes useful, but the next…
Twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit
At the centre of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.…
Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks after this week’s deadly quakes: a seismologist explains
The death toll from Vanuatu’s earthquake disaster continues to rise, with international search and rescue…
People online in 2024 – News articles
In 2024, 93% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported that they had used…