Last week, I gathered a set of math problems, chemical equations and essay prompts and, as many students do today, fired up a web browser to ask ChatGPT for help with homework. I wasn’t going…
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Every IT and security team knows the feeling of opening a vulnerability report and seeing a number that only goes up. Thousands of findings. Hundreds marked critical. A backlog that grows faster than any team…
New research reveals that while people struggle to distinguish between human and AI-generated voices, their brain responses differ significantly. People assume happy voices to be real and ‘neutral’ voices to be AI. Research shows that…
When an AI pilot in IT operations underdelivers, the first instinct is to question the technology. Was the model wrong? Did the tool overpromise? Did the team pick the wrong use case? Those are fair…
Electron microscopy image showing new defects forming between neighbouring crystals of the niobium-titanium-based alloys. Scale bar: 40 μm. Credit: Crook et al. 2026 Two experimental alloys resisted cracking at −424°F by forming new crystal defects,…
Dozens of WhatsApp web pages designed to answer people’s questions about Meta’s encrypted messaging app inadvertently exposed the company’s own instructions to its chatbot. These included some sections titled “WHAT NOT TO SAY” to users…
The former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a company conference room must stay in custody while he awaits trial, a federal judge ruled on Monday after expressing concerns about his ties to Saudi Arabia. US…
Nonprofit builds routing system for approved AI “Simply blocking AI tools is not a sustainable solution,” says Boris Kolev, global head of technology at JA Worldwide, a global educational nonprofit with almost 5,000 employees that…
Silicon-based quantum computers could benefit from a breakthrough in controlling multiple qubits without sacrificing precision. Credit: Stock Keeping silicon quantum bits accurate while they work together could help turn established chipmaking technology into larger quantum…
First proposed in 2025, and partially revised due to blistering criticism from tech companies and civil society, Canada’s C-22 bill can broadly place requirements on tech companies, including those outside of Canada, to introduce “technical…
