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A new study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers demonstrates the effectiveness of homemade play putty at reading brain, heart, muscle and eye activity. Published in Device, the research outlines the conductive properties of this material, so-named "squishy circuits."

Some of the greatest discoveries don't come merely from observations but from thinking. Einstein developed theories about relativity through thought experiments, and Galileo derived insights about gravity through mental simulations.

General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers.

Police revealed Tuesday they had infiltrated and taken down an encrypted chat app called Ghost used by criminals across the world.

On Sept. 12, OpenAI announced a new ChatGPT model that the company says is substantially better at math and science than previous versions, which struggled with reasoning. An earlier model scored just 13% on the qualifying exam for the International Mathematical Olympiad (the top high school math competition). The new model, called "o1," raised that score to 83%.

Amid an outbreak of recent wildfires in California, Google announced a commitment to spend $13 million to improve satellite imaging to help track and detect wildfires, starting as early as next year.

Logistics and e-commerce tech giant GoTo has agreed to use Alibaba Cloud services in a strategic partnership deal for five years, with Alibaba committed

Black Myth: Wukong, developer Game Science’s breakaway hit game based on the classic Chinese tale of the Monkey King, is expected to have new DLC (downloadable content) released during next year’s Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, according to gaming blogger Daniel Camilo, posting on X.

Microsoft and investment powerhouse BlackRock on Tuesday said they have teamed up to raise as much as $100 billion for data centers and infrastructure to power artificial intelligence.

The union for striking Boeing workers said Tuesday the aviation giant was not "taking mediation seriously," after some 33,000 US employees walked out last week over a contract dispute, effectively shutting down two Seattle-area plants.

The new feature is part of iOS 18.

One way to reduce the stress of power outages.

The Global Media Internet Concentration Project examines the concentration of the communications and media in countries around the world.

Last week, some 2,000 government officials and experts from around the world met for the REAIM (Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain) summit in Seoul, South Korea. This was the second event of its kind, with the first one held in the Netherlands in February 2023.

Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on track to taking fossil fuel vehicles off the road.

TikTok headed to court on Sept. 16, 2024, in a bid to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned in the U.S.

Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now.

More EA Sports in your life.

Has the app improved enough yet to justify new products?

Texts between Android and iPhone could get another big upgrade.