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How do you cut down on screen time?

Is your kid addicted to their phone? Here’s how to set smart boundaries. A definitive guide to managing your children’s tech.

Could you trust AI more than a human?

Patients May Soon Trust Artificial Intelligence More Than Humans AI may be the next “physician extender”

As AI search is proving unreliable, humans look for answers as to why.

What, if anything, is AI search good for? Humans are still better than robots at finding correct answers online. Good.

What's in a markdown? Find out the techy truth.

The Eternal Truth of Markdown An exegesis of the most ubiquitous piece of code on the web.

With AI advancements moving as fast as the speed of light, it only makes sense that light helps manage its growth.

Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI’s Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy Optical neural networks, which use photons instead of electrons, have advantages over traditional systems. They also face major obstacles.

Will AI be a friend or foe to the entertainment industry?

How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping The New Media And EntertAInment Economy The third wave of technological disruption in the 21st century is here for media and entertainment, thanks to AI

You’ve Worked a Lifetime to Build Your Wealth. Here’s How to Keep It!

You’ve Worked a Lifetime to Build Your Wealth. Here’s How to Keep It! Set yourself up for success by knowing what you want out of retirement, getting a grip on your spending needs and wants and then regularly checking whether you’re on track.

Learn how to make something old new again.

Everything You Can Do to Keep an Old Computer Running You have options that don’t involve saying goodbye to your hardware.

The robotic advancements can help fill a void in companionship.

How cuddly robots could change dementia care Researchers are using AI and technological advancements to create companion robots

Science has spoken: trees really are good for our health.

City Trees Save Lives Green spaces significantly cool our ever-hotter cities. New research suggests more trees could cut heat-related ER visits in LA by up to two-thirds.

With AI expanding to every part of life, it can be hard to know which claims are valid and which are not.

Spotting AI Washing: How Companies Overhype Artificial Intelligence I'll be looking at the phenomenon of AI washing – what it is, who is doing it, why it is dangerous, and perhaps most importantly, how to spot it.

Where does dark energy actually go?

The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding Physicists call the dark energy that drives the universe “the cosmological constant.” Now the largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years.

How does living in virtual reality impact real life? One writer shares their experience.

My Life Outside of the Apple Vision Pro Apple's mixed-reality headset is impossible to ignore and, one WIRED writer finds, can create a wall of isolation between partners.

What do rapid advancements in robotics look like and what could it mean in practical terms?

Is robotics about to have its own ChatGPT moment? Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills—including tasks they could perform in homes.

We all know websites track our online behavior, but it's pretty interesting to read which sites do it the most. Do any of your favorites make the top ten list? Read on to find out.

Some of the Most Popular Websites Share Your Data With Over 1,500 Companies Cookie pop-ups now show the number of “partners” that websites may share data with. Here's how many of these third-party companies may get your data from some of the most popular sites online.

Has "Hey, Siri" had its heyday? Apple researchers are in the process of deciding just that.

Apple researchers explore dropping “Siri” phrase & listening with AI instead Tests aim to see if AI models can determine when you’re speaking to your phone without needing a trigger phrase.

Nearing retirement is an equally exciting and nerve-wracking time. As you prepare for the next phase in your journey take a look at these tips to help make sure your retirement plans stay on track.

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Nervously Nearing Retirement? Four Do’s, Four Don’ts and One Never With so many critical decisions to make and lots of opinions to consider, here are some common-sense tips to keep you on track.

The old adage "Don't knock it until you've tried it" might hold true when it comes to car-free cities. But even the municipalities where it's most popular faced fierce opposition before implementing the actual plans.

People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?

Announced with much fanfare, Google Gemini represents a significant milestone for the company's AI research labs DeepMind and Google Research. This articles dives into what's great, and not so great, about this latest introduction into the AI space.

Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform | TechCrunch Wondering what all the fuss is about Gemini, Google's next-gen generative AI model family? Here's a handy roundup to get you up to speed.

EV sales this year haven't been great so far. But that may simply mean we've entered a new phase of the technology adoption curve.

EVs won over early adopters, but mainstream buyers aren't along for the ride yet Sales of electric vehicles were increasing rapidly ... until they weren't. The auto industry is still looking ahead toward an EV future, but worries that moving too fast would hurt the bottom line.

A human-like response in real time cannot be underestimated in the new AI landscape.

The Mind-Blowing Experience of a Chatbot That Answers Instantly AI chips from startup Groq allow chatbots to answer queries almost instantly. That could open up whole new use cases for generative AI helpers.

Does hydrogen have a way forward as alternative fuel?

Some Hydrogen Car Owners Are Still Waiting for the Future to Arrive High prices, a volatile hydrogen market, and the closure of fueling stations have bedeviled many of the California drivers who bought fuel-cell electric vehicles in hopes of going greener.

Has chess helped change the AI game?

Google’s Chess Experiments Reveal How to Boost the Power of AI By rewarding computers that combined different approaches to solve chess puzzles, Google created an enhanced AI that could defeat its existing champion, AlphaZero.

As AI becomes easier to use and more integrated, will people be able to do without it?

AI Is Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next The CEO of GitHub says half of all code produced by users of the Copilot programming helper is now AI-generated—but that there’s no sign the technology will replace human coders.

What is sustainable tech?

Sustainable Technology: Examples, Benefits And Challenges Invest in sustainable technology by understanding use cases, benefits, challenges, and its role in shaping a resilient and environmentally conscious future.

Is AI coming at too high of a cost?

AI and crypto mining are driving up data centers’ energy use Data centers need to get way more energy efficient.

The life of the Mac illustrates the ever evolving relationship we have with technology.

Apple Shares the Secret of Why the 40-Year-Old Mac Still Rules The pioneering PC revolutionized how people interact with computers. As the Mac enters its fifth decade, Apple says it will continue to evolve.

What are glia and how do they help our brains?

Unpicking the Mystery of the Body’s ‘Second Brain’ Sitting alongside the neurons in your enteric nervous system are underappreciated glial cells, which play key roles in digestion and disease that scientists are only just starting to understand.

Read more on the possible impact technology can have on younger generations.

5 Things for Parents to Know About Youth and Technology The relationship between youth mental health and technology is complicated.

Can AI see into the future?

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