Month: January 2026

99 posts
Computer programmer.

AI coding boom risks ‘nightmare’ scenario for ageing IT systems

Artificial intelligence is helping programmers write code faster than ever before, but…
Blue sky.

Brands urged to monitor Bluesky and Mastodon for ‘unfiltered’ consumer truth

Companies seeking honest feedback on their products should look beyond Facebook and…
Teens on phones.

Teens lose over an hour of school day to social media scrolling

US teenagers are spending more than an hour of every school day…
Dog food.

Dog food ‘carbon pawprint’ can carry higher climate cost than owners’ diets

Feeding the family dog premium, meat-rich steaks and wet food may cause…
Alone on the phone.

Digital ‘socialising alone’ no substitute for face-to-face connection

A comprehensive review of more than 1,000 studies has confirmed that while…
Photonic skin.

‘Octopus skin’ material shapeshifts and changes colour in seconds

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can change both its…
Steak.

‘Pint to plate’: Brewery waste transforms into edible steak scaffolds

Scientists have brewed up a revolutionary method to grow cultivated meat using…
Empathy.

‘Pseudo-empathy’ machines proposed to solve therapist shortage

Machines capable of simulating emotional responses without actually experiencing them could be…
Sleeping.

Artificial intelligence predicts 100 diseases from a single night’s sleep

A new artificial intelligence model can forecast a person’s risk of developing…