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Meta launches AI-powered anti-scam tools for WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (241+ words) Not everybody is cut out for using the internet. Scams abound, and some of them are even pretty slick. Handily, Meta has just released a set of AI-powered anti-scam tools intended to help those Darwinian disasters who can't spot someone…...
It’s tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that’s a bad idea
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (760+ words) With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products'on offer now, it's increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools. As we chart this new technological terrain, more and more we're exposed to vast amounts of information…...
How AI could unlock deep‑sea secrets of marine life
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (603+ words) Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometre beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an unnamed seamount. Despite never appearing on a chart, this underwater forest has existed for centuries, growing a centimetre or two each…...
Not even HMD's new dumb phones can escape the onslaught of AI
1+ week, 2+ day ago (418+ words) For every cool fire-starting smartphone or ultra-thin tablet shown off at MWC this year, there come at least five AI-heavy announcements sure to make you groan. HMD, makers of Nokia phones (remember those?), has taken the AI route this year,…...
Time to retrain? How to future‑proof your career in the AI age
1+ week, 3+ day ago (858+ words) These days, Gen Z appears to be pivoting towards skilled trades, perhaps driven by a desire for "AI-proof" job security. Many young workers now view blue-collar careers as more stable than office jobs in the face of rapid change. It's…...
Watch Unitree's G1 robot(s) put on an impressive synchronised display of kung fu
3+ week, 4+ day ago (343+ words) You can call it propaganda if you want to (it probably is), but Unitree's G1 robots have just put on a very impressive display of synchronised martial arts. The feat took place at the CMG Spring Festival Gala, a televised event…...
Meta reportedly revives its 'Malibu 2' smartwatch as the AI wearables race heats up
3+ week, 2+ day ago (166+ words) Meta initially began toying with the idea of a smartwatch many moons ago, before ultimately shelving the project back in 2022. At one stage, it reportedly featured an onboard camera and three variations to choose from. It's unclear whether Malibu 2 (2.0) will…...
Gene.01 (or its descendants) could one day work alongside Italian shipbuilders
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (267+ words) Plenty of noise in the humanoid robotics space is coming from China of late. There's a little in the US and some in Russia, but we weren't expecting to hear about Italy-based Generative Bionics' Gene.01 in relation to working on…...
Artificial Intelligence Involves Plenty Of High-speed Stupidity
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (591+ words) Artificial Intelligence Involves Plenty Of High-speed Stupidity'Stuff South Africa Artificial intelligence involves plenty of high-speed stupidity Artificial intelligence, if you aren't sick of hearing the term yet, has serious potential behind the concept. A computer system that solves the world's…...
Xikipedia Is Wikipedia Reimagined As A Social Media Feed
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) Once up a time, it was fun to hit up Wikipedia, choose a random page, and go link-hopping. Now, with shorter attention spans, there's no time for that sort of thing. The answer? Xikipedia, a reworking of the popular online…...