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Drones can make air freight cheaper and remote areas more connected. But tracking them will be key.

Last year, I started getting a lot of unsolicited phone calls, mainly from people trying to sell me things. This came as a surprise because, as a data scientist, I am very careful about what personal information I let out into the world. So I set out to discover what had happened.

Engineers working on Google's DeepMind project have announced the development of two new AI-based robot systems. One called ALOHA Unleashed was developed to advance the science of bi-arm manipulation. The other, called DemoStart, was developed to advance the capabilities of robot hands that have multiple fingers, joints, or sensors.

Apple Inc. has been warned by the European Union to open up its highly guarded iPhone and iPad operating systems to rival technologies, or eventually risk significant fines under its flagship digital antitrust rules.

Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to "significant disruptions" from an unspecified technology problem that was resolved by about 10 p.m. local time.

Production at an electric vehicle battery cell plant jointly run by General Motors and Samsung SDI has been delayed as EV sales have slowed in the U.S.

In Brian C. Keegan's telling, the loss of tools like CrowdTangle and Pushshift—which allow researchers to study user behavior and how information is shared on social media—is like particle physicists one day waking up to find out they can no longer access the Large Hadron Collider.

An external study of Twitter in 2022 estimated that between a third and two thirds of accounts on the social media site were bots. And many of these automatons flooding social media are dispatched to sow political polarization, hate, misinformation, propaganda and scams. The ability to sift them out of the online crowds is vital for a safer, more humane (or at least more human) internet.

More than 50% of ride-hailing trips taken by surveyed riders in California replaced more sustainable forms of transportation—such as walking, cycling, carpooling, and public transit—or created new vehicle miles, according to a study from the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

Building a robot takes time, technical skill, the right materials—and sometimes, a little fungus.

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has gone after some of the biggest companies in the U.S. Under President Biden, the FTC has cracked down on big companies they say are hurting consumers.

Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models. This was a change of posture for the company, whose chief executive Sam Altman has previously spoken in support of AI regulation.

Social media platform X has named a legal representative in Brazil—a first step toward being able to resume service in the country—but its suspension will continue until it meets further requirements, a judge has ruled.

Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford opens February 14, 2025.

Panasonic is back selling TVs in the U.S., and its latest mini-LED W95A Fire TV does everything it needs to for a solid user experience.

Cards Against Humanity originally purchased the property in 2017 to protect it from Donald Trump's border wall.

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Underwhelming ANC against high-end noise, uncomfortable fit, and poor battery life among a couple other things.