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AI headphones.

Smart headphones mute strangers by learning the rhythm of your voice

Noisy rooms often make conversation impossible, but new AI headphones can now…
Caregivers.

Internet acts as vital digital ‘bridge’ to combat caregiver loneliness

While excessive screen time is often blamed for isolating younger generations, new…
Digital death.

Digital ghosts blur line between life and death as AI distorts grief

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reframing human mortality, with “virtual continuations” of the…
Singapore.

Singapore forces students to lock away phones in total school day ban

Singapore will ban secondary school students from using smartphones and smartwatches during…
Easter Island.

Easter Island proves massive projects don’t need central management

A groundbreaking study using high-tech 3D modelling has challenged a fundamental assumption…
Ed Sheeran.

Warner Music Group and Suno settle dispute with new AI partnership

Warner Music Group (WMG) has formed a strategic partnership with the artificial…
Incel culture.

The toxic incel subculture demanding sex and dehumanising women

What began as an online support group has mutated into a toxic…
Deepfakes.

One in four are OK with creating non-consensual sexual deepfakes

A new survey commissioned by police has revealed that a quarter of…
Ai and humans creativity.

AI creativity ‘mathematically capped’ at level of average human

Generative AI systems have a built-in “mathematical ceiling” that prevents them from…
Lions at work.

Modern life outpaces human evolution as chronic stress is like ‘constant lions’

Modern life has outpaced human evolution, resulting in chronic stress and health…