Google has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a long-running lawsuit by parents and their children claiming its YouTube video app collected data from millions of U.S. kids under 13 so it could target them with ads.

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Perplexity AI on Monday said it will begin paying out millions of dollars to media outlets as part of a new model for sharing search revenue with publishers.

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A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance. But they are inconsistent...

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Computer scientists at Princeton are working to bring virtual reality into the physical world, with the potential to enhance a variety of experiences, including remote collaboration, education, entertainment and gaming.

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NEC Corporation has developed an optical fiber sensing technology to monitor road conditions and accurately predict sudden traffic congestion in real time. By collecting data from existing optical fiber communications cables and analyzing real-time traffic flow data using a...

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Direct air capture (DAC) is a technology that filters out carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere at extremely low concentrations (below 400 ppm). A KAIST research team has now succeeded in capturing more than 95% high-purity carbon dioxide using...

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Humans instinctively walk and run—brisk walking feels effortless, and we naturally adjust our stride and pace without conscious thought. For physical AI robots, however, mastering basic movements doesn't automatically translate to adaptability in new or unexpected situations.

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Elon Musk's companies xAI and X filed a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI, alleging the tech giants formed an illegal partnership to stifle competition in artificial intelligence and smartphone markets.

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A research team from ETH Zurich has taught the four-legged robot ANYmal to play badminton. The system features precise arm movements, quick reflexes and nimble footwork.

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A research team led by Prof. Zhao Shenlong from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed scalable metal-organic framework (MOF) electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis, featuring facile synthesis, high efficiency,...

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What if you never had to worry about recharging your devices again? Imagine a world where a heart pacemaker works for your whole life on its own. Advances in the area of betavoltaic batteries could make this possible.

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A small nudge can have a big impact. A study published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and led by CMCC researcher Jacopo Bonan demonstrates that a "nudge"—a behavioral intervention based on personalized information—can encourage households to...

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A new system developed by Cornell Tech researchers helps users detect when their online accounts have been compromised—without exposing their personal devices to invasive tracking by web services.

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For decades, computing followed a simple rule: Smaller transistors made chips faster, cheaper, and more capable. As Moore's law slows, a different limit has come into focus. The challenge is no longer only computation; modern processors and accelerators are...

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Henan University of Technology researchers report on the development of a lightweight lattice-based limb design for a bionic robot. Lightweight structures that can withstand high loads and torsion are in demand in a range of industries such as aerospace,...

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A research team from POSTECH and Seoul National University (SNU) has discovered a novel oxide material that can produce large quantities of clean hydrogen using only heat, without carbon emissions. The discovery, enabled by a new high-throughput computational screening...

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An international team of researchers has put forward a framework that it argues can be used to answer one of the biggest questions facing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies: can AI be trusted? The framework offers an organized approach for...

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In today's world, huge amounts of data are being created all the time, yet more than half of it is never used. It stays in silos, or isn't managed, or can't be accessed because systems change, or isn't needed...

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