Year: 2025

680 posts
Smart watch.

Smartwatch heart readings may replace facial scans for online age checks

Artificial intelligence can predict a user’s age with up to 96 per…
JFK assassination.

Right-wing voters more susceptible to conspiracies but logic fails both sides

People who lean politically to the right are more likely to fall…
Narcissism.

UK ranks among least narcissistic nations while US fails to crack top 10

Britons are among the least self-absorbed people in the world, ranking 51st…
Rage Against The Machine.

US pop lyrics turn angry and simple as listeners seek escape from crises

Popular music in the United States has become increasingly stressful, negative and…
Video games.

Boys wired for gaming addiction as dopamine loops hook one in 10

The competitive rush of gaming is rewiring the reward centres of young…
New planets.

Astronomers image rare ‘Tatooine’ world and find atmosphere on lava planet

Two significant breakthroughs in exoplanet research were announced this week, offering unprecedented…
Online bots.

Bot armies cost pennies in US and UK as election interference drives up prices

Building a bot army to target audiences in the US or UK…
Yuval Noah Harari

Harari warns US corporate law loopholes could create ‘alien’ AI oligarchs

Artificial intelligence has evolved into an “alien intelligence” that could exploit American…
Too much tourism.

AI fairness relies on human choices as algorithms fail to fix too much tourism

Current artificial intelligence models fundamentally fail to account for the complex trade-offs…