Consumer & Gadgets
Microsoft working on next-gen Xbox video game console
Xbox president Sarah Bond on Tuesday confirmed that her team is working on a new Xbox video game console.This post was originally published on this site
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Consumer & Gadgets
A new tool predicts when users will reject a new technology
There is something paradoxical about our relationship with technology. We have very high expectations that new technology will solve the greatest challenges of our time. At the same time, we are quite often skeptical about […]
Consumer & Gadgets
AI ‘reanimations’: Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries
Christopher Pelkey was shot and killed in a road range incident in 2021. On May 8, 2025, at the sentencing hearing for his killer, an AI video reconstruction of Pelkey delivered a victim impact statement. […]
Internet
Dutch suggest social media ban for under-15s
The Dutch government Tuesday advised parents to forbid children under 15 from using social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, the latest country to propose curbs over mental health concerns.This post was originally published on […]
Internet
Poll finds public turning to AI bots for news updates
People are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT to follow day-to-day news, a respected media report published Tuesday found.This post was originally published on this site
Internet
Baltimore lawyer sues Meta, Google over online ‘squatter house’ networks
In his second lawsuit targeting social media giants, Baltimore lawyer and real estate firm co-owner Barry Glazer is suing Meta and Google over social-media-based networks that sell unauthorized access to vacant properties.This post was originally […]
Mathematics
Disconnected from math, students call for real-world relevance, survey reveals
According to the first-ever survey fielded by RAND’s new American Youth Panel (AYP), 49% of students in middle and high school grades reported losing interest in math about half or more of the time, and […]
Internet
Rise in ‘harmful content’ since Meta policy rollbacks: survey
Harmful content including hate speech has surged across Meta’s platforms since the company ended third-party fact-checking in the United States and eased moderation policies, a survey showed Monday.This post was originally published on this site
Consumer & Gadgets
‘Yes, in my back yard’—most people who live near large-scale solar projects are happy to have more built nearby
Would you like to live next door to a solar farm? Traditionally, it’s been thought that although people like the idea of renewable energy plants, they don’t want them close by. Now, research investigating how […]
Mathematics
Smarter hypothesis testing with statistics: How e-values can improve scientific research
During his Ph.D. research, mathematician Tyron Lardy worked on a new approach to hypothesis testing. Instead of the traditional p-value, he uses so-called e-values. These turn out to be more flexible—especially when you want to […]