Experimental computer memories and processors built from magnetic materials use far less energy than traditional silicon-based devices. Two-dimensional magnetic materials, composed of layers that are only a few atoms thick, have incredible properties that could allow magnetic-based devices to achiev...

It’s common knowledge that machine learning consumes a lot of energy. All those AI models powering email summaries, regicidal chatbots, and videos of Homer Simpson singing nu-metal are racking up a hefty server bill measured in megawatts per hour. But no one, it seems — not even the companies be...

The island nation of Singapore is eyeing 2024 as the year to scale its Southeast Asian-focused artificial intelligence (AI) models for commercial use and become a global hub for the technology.  A government-led initiative called AI Singapore is leading the way in developing the country’s own...

In late December 2023, several of Brian Vastag and Beth Mazur’s friends were devastated to learn that the couple had suddenly died. Vastag and Mazur had dedicated their lives to advocating for disabled people and writing about chronic illness. As the obituaries surfaced on Google, members of their...

The Science The Higgs boson is a fundamental particle responsible for the generation of mass in all other elementary particles. Since it was discovered at the CERN Large Hadron Collider in 2012, researchers have developed strategies to understand how the Higgs boson interacts with the other elementa...

Suspected Chinese hackers are stealing facial recognition data and using it to access bank accounts in Southeast Asia, researchers have found. The sophisticated campaign is being carried out by a group dubbed GoldFactory by researchers with the cybersecurity firm Group-IB. In October 2023, the firm ...

Following an investigation conducted by the European Commission, Apple’s iMessage will not be given “core platform service” status within the Digital Markets Act (DMA) (via The Verge). Alongside Apple, the EU states that Microsoft, Bing, and Microsoft Advertising will not be placed...

The stock is priced at 38 times revenue projected over the next 12 months, after jumping more than 90% since the chip designer gave a bullish sales forecast that it attributed in part to artificial intelligence spending. That’s far more expensive than any stock in the Nasdaq 100 or the S&P 500...

Rachel S lives in a walkable neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York. Most days she is able to live comfortably without a car. She works remotely often but occasionally she needs to go into the office. That’s where her situation gets a bit challenging. Her workspace is not easily accessible by public ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are, once again, Super Bowl champions. The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in overtime by a score of 25-22, responding to the Niners’ OT field goal with a touchdown in the following possession. It was just the second Super Bowl game to go into overtime, and the first to be p...