New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:11 +0000 Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes 2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity|2454625 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:10:00 +0000 The controversies surrounding football’s video assistant referee (VAR) system highlight our troubled relationship with uncertainty – and point to potential solutions 2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it|2454587 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:07 +0000 One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new technique that uses light and sound for rapid printing 2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs|2454825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:55:43 +0000 Just under 5 per cent of the Wikipedia pages in English that have been published since ChatGPT's release seem to include AI-written content 2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai|2454256 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz 2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis|2453802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room 2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar|2453191 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to advertise a product online: make it as confusing as possible to encourage people to click (it worked on Feedback) mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future|2453676 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Thanks to artificial intelligence, understanding animals may be closer than we think. But we may not like what they are going to tell us, says RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai|2453564 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:41 +0000 The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy 2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private|2454095 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:37 +0000 Scientists used AI to transform tourist photos into a 3D digital map of Antarctic penguin colonies – even as researchers debate whether to harness or discourage tourism in this remote region 2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins|2453986 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:19 +0000 A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car 2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move|2453516 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed – and some models are more gullible than others 2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do|2453350 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:58 +0100 A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind – and it could be used in biocompatible and biodegradable implants 2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker|2453303 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:55:15 +0100 A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries 2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars|2453185 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:51 +0100 Researchers have managed to encode enormous amounts of information, including images, into DNA at a rate hundreds of times faster than was previously possible 2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster|2452876 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 What happens if AI is trained to write choral music by feeding it a specially created vocal dataset? Moving new exhibition The Call tackles some thorny questions about AI and creativity – and stirs the soul with music mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition|2452425 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:15 +0100 Google DeepMind has been using its AI watermarking method on Gemini chatbot responses for months – and now it’s making the tool available to any AI developer 2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable|2452847 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:58 +0100 A type of mathematical problem that was previously impossible to solve can now be successfully analysed with artificial intelligence 2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century|2452780 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:16 +0100 Google’s NotebookLM tool is billed as an AI-powered research assistant and can even turn your text history into a jovial fake podcast. But it could also tempt you into narcissism and nostalgia, says Jacob Aron 2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy|2452746 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:22:57 +0100 AI models have safeguards in place to prevent them creating dangerous or illegal output, but a range of jailbreaks have been found to evade them. Now researchers show that writing backwards can trick AI models into revealing bomb-making instructions. 2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe|2450838 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:57:35 +0100 While quantum computers are still in their infancy, more and more people are training to become quantum software developers 2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists|2452255 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:01:05 +0100 Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies 2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g|2451769 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:29:46 +0100 A simulator for the process of scientific discovery shows that AI models still fall short of human scientists and engineers in coming up with hypotheses and carrying out experiments on their own 2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now|2451863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:54 +0100 A new way to store numbers in computers can dynamically prioritise accuracy or range, depending on need, allowing software to quickly switch between very large and small numbers 2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate|2451034 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:36:22 +0100 Autonomous taxis are already operating on US streets, while Elon Musk has spent years promising a self-driving car and failing to deliver. The newly announced Tesla Cybercab is unlikely to change that 2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future|2451547 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:15:40 +0100 The UK government's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius surprisingly threatens the extinction of millions of website addresses ending in ".io", and no one is quite sure what will happen next 2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands|2451215 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435120-100-fast-forward-to-the-fluffy-revolution-when-robot-pets-win-our-hearts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We visit 2032 and meet artificial animals that love their owners, without the carbon footprint of biological pets. Rowan Hooper explains how it happened mg26435120-100-fast-forward-to-the-fluffy-revolution-when-robot-pets-win-our-hearts|2450623 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451337-do-the-2024-nobel-prizes-show-that-ai-is-the-future-of-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:00:51 +0100 Two of the three science Nobel prizes in 2024 have been won by people working in AI, but does this mean that AI models are now vital for science? 2451337-do-the-2024-nobel-prizes-show-that-ai-is-the-future-of-science|2451337 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447192-ais-can-work-together-in-much-larger-groups-than-humans-ever-could/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:00:13 +0100 It is thought that humans can only maintain relationships with around 150 people, a figure known as Dunbar's number, but it seems that AI models can outstrip this and reach consensus in far bigger groups 2447192-ais-can-work-together-in-much-larger-groups-than-humans-ever-could|2447192 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450923-microscopic-gears-powered-by-light-could-be-used-to-make-tiny-machines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:00:47 +0100 Gears just a few micrometres wide can be carved from silicon using a beam of electrons, enabling tiny robots or machines that could interact with human cells 2450923-microscopic-gears-powered-by-light-could-be-used-to-make-tiny-machines|2450923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451012-nobel-prize-for-physics-goes-to-pair-who-invented-key-ai-techniques/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:53:18 +0100 The 2024 Nobel prize in physics has gone to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries that enabled machine learning and are key to the development of artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT 2451012-nobel-prize-for-physics-goes-to-pair-who-invented-key-ai-techniques|2451012 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449629-hackers-can-turn-your-smartphone-into-an-eavesdropping-device/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:00:31 +0100 Motion sensors in smartphones can be turned into makeshift microphones to eavesdrop on conversations, outsmarting security features designed to stop such attacks 2449629-hackers-can-turn-your-smartphone-into-an-eavesdropping-device|2449629 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-500-bill-gatess-netflix-series-offers-some-dubious-ideas-about-the-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 In What's Next? Bill Gates digs into AI, climate, inequality, malaria and more. But the man looms too large for alternative solutions to emerge, says Bethan Ackerley mg26435110-500-bill-gatess-netflix-series-offers-some-dubious-ideas-about-the-future|2449844 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450715-will-semiconductor-production-be-derailed-by-hurricane-helene/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:00:27 +0100 Hurricane Helene hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production, which could impact the entire tech industry. Here is everything we know so far 2450715-will-semiconductor-production-be-derailed-by-hurricane-helene|2450715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435114-100-its-parents-who-are-anxious-about-smartphones-not-their-children/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Smartphones have indeed created an "anxious generation", but it isn't young people, it is their parents, argues neuroscientist Dean Burnett mg26435114-100-its-parents-who-are-anxious-about-smartphones-not-their-children|2450152 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450119-which-ai-chatbot-is-best-at-avoiding-disinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:00:35 +0100 AI chatbots from Google and Microsoft sometimes parrot disinformation when answering questions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but their performance depends on language and changes over time 2450119-which-ai-chatbot-is-best-at-avoiding-disinformation|2450119 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450427-drone-versus-drone-combat-is-bringing-a-new-kind-of-warfare-to-ukraine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:50:53 +0100 Machines are fighting machines on the Ukrainian battlefield, as a technological arms race has given birth to a new way to wage war 2450427-drone-versus-drone-combat-is-bringing-a-new-kind-of-warfare-to-ukraine|2450427 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450402-google-says-its-ai-designs-chips-better-than-humans-experts-disagree/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:30:18 +0100 Google DeepMind claims its AlphaChip AI method can deliver “superhuman” chip designs that are already used in its data centres – but independent experts say public proof is lacking 2450402-google-says-its-ai-designs-chips-better-than-humans-experts-disagree|2450402 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450360-ais-are-more-likely-to-mislead-people-if-trained-on-human-feedback/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:00:38 +0100 If artificial intelligence chatbots are fine-tuned to improve their responses using human feedback, they can become more likely to give deceptive answers that seem right but aren’t 2450360-ais-are-more-likely-to-mislead-people-if-trained-on-human-feedback|2450360 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450065-useful-quantum-computers-are-edging-closer-with-recent-milestones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:00:33 +0100 Google, Microsoft and others have taken big steps towards error-free devices, hinting that quantum computers that solve real problems aren’t far away 2450065-useful-quantum-computers-are-edging-closer-with-recent-milestones|2450065 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449454-forcing-people-to-change-their-passwords-is-officially-a-bad-idea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:00:49 +0100 A US standards agency has issued new guidance saying organisations shouldn’t require users to change their passwords periodically – advice that is backed up by decades of research 2449454-forcing-people-to-change-their-passwords-is-officially-a-bad-idea|2449454 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335103-100-samantha-morton-stars-in-dystopian-docudrama-2073/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 What if tech bros ruled the world, asks Asif Kapadia's 2073. This docudrama is captivating and disturbing, but lacks enough heft to stand out mg26335103-100-samantha-morton-stars-in-dystopian-docudrama-2073|2448977 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449354-what-voice-assistants-like-alexa-know-about-you-and-how-they-use-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:00:04 +0100 Voice assistants can build profiles of their users’ habits and preferences, but the consistency and accuracy of these profiles vary 2449354-what-voice-assistants-like-alexa-know-about-you-and-how-they-use-it|2449354 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448178-ai-tweaks-to-photos-and-videos-can-alter-our-memories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:00:26 +0100 It has become trivially easy to use artificial intelligence to edit images or generate video to remove unwanted objects or beautify scenes, but doing so leads to people misremembering what they have seen 2448178-ai-tweaks-to-photos-and-videos-can-alter-our-memories|2448178 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449198-smart-tvs-take-snapshots-of-what-you-watch-multiple-times-per-second/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:00:01 +0100 Smart TVs from Samsung and LG monitor what you are watching even when you are using the screens to display a feed from a connected laptop or video game console 2449198-smart-tvs-take-snapshots-of-what-you-watch-multiple-times-per-second|2449198 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449427-ais-get-worse-at-answering-simple-questions-as-they-get-bigger/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:00:28 +0100 Using more training data and computational power is meant to make AIs more reliable, but tests suggest large language models actually get less reliable as they grow 2449427-ais-get-worse-at-answering-simple-questions-as-they-get-bigger|2449427 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448687-an-ai-can-beat-captcha-tests-100-per-cent-of-the-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:00:48 +0100 CAPTCHA tests are supposed to distinguish humans from bots, but an AI system mastered the problem after training on thousands of images of road scenes 2448687-an-ai-can-beat-captcha-tests-100-per-cent-of-the-time|2448687 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Artificial intelligence has more in common with ants than humans, says Neil Lawrence. Only by taking a more nuanced view of intelligence can we see how machines will truly transform society mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense|2447907 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335090-600-terminator-is-back-in-a-striking-but-flawed-anime-version/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 We're trying to avert Judgment Day yet again – this time in an anime series for Netflix. But striking visuals can't make up for shortcomings in narrative and character development mg26335090-600-terminator-is-back-in-a-striking-but-flawed-anime-version|2447903 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448037-quantum-computers-teleport-and-store-energy-harvested-from-empty-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:18:48 +0100 A quantum computing protocol makes it possible to extract energy from seemingly empty space, teleport it to a new location, then store it for later use 2448037-quantum-computers-teleport-and-store-energy-harvested-from-empty-space|2448037 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448567-tiny-nuclear-powered-battery-could-work-for-decades-in-space-or-at-sea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:05:23 +0100 A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly efficient 2448567-tiny-nuclear-powered-battery-could-work-for-decades-in-space-or-at-sea|2448567 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448480-shazam-for-whales-uses-ai-to-track-sounds-heard-in-mariana-trench/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:53:25 +0100 An artificial intelligence model that can identify the calls of eight whale species is helping researchers track the elusive whale behind a perplexing sound in the Pacific 2448480-shazam-for-whales-uses-ai-to-track-sounds-heard-in-mariana-trench|2448480 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448049-cold-war-spy-satellites-and-ai-detect-ancient-underground-aqueducts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:27:42 +0100 Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert 2448049-cold-war-spy-satellites-and-ai-detect-ancient-underground-aqueducts|2448049 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-600-documentary-tells-the-fascinating-story-of-a-man-wired-to-hear-colour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Cyborg: A documentary tells the intriguing story of Neil Harbisson, who wears an antenna to “hear” colour, but it is lacking in depth and should have probed its subject more, says Simon Ings mg26335080-600-documentary-tells-the-fascinating-story-of-a-man-wired-to-hear-colour|2446892 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447972-openais-warnings-about-risky-ai-are-mostly-just-marketing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:12:46 +0100 A powerful new AI called o1 is the most dangerous that OpenAI has ever released, the firm claims – but who are these warnings for, asks Chris Stokel-Walker 2447972-openais-warnings-about-risky-ai-are-mostly-just-marketing|2447972 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-100-how-star-trek-style-replicators-could-lead-to-a-food-revolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us to produce all the food we needed without the use of animals mg26335080-100-how-star-trek-style-replicators-could-lead-to-a-food-revolution|2446887 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447853-the-deepfakes-of-trump-and-biden-that-you-are-most-likely-to-fall-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:00:58 +0100 Experiments show that viewers can usually identify video deepfakes of famous politicians – but fake audio and text are harder to detect 2447853-the-deepfakes-of-trump-and-biden-that-you-are-most-likely-to-fall-for|2447853 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2447644-electric-vehicles-race-combustion-cars-in-battle-of-technologies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:23 +0100 ‘Battle of Technologies’ sees electric vehicles and combustion cars compete at the highest level. Who will win? 2447644-electric-vehicles-race-combustion-cars-in-battle-of-technologies|2447644 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-300-a-riveting-exploration-of-how-ai-models-like-chatgpt-changed-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Supremacy, a new book from tech journalist Parmy Olson, takes us inside the rise of machine learning and AI, and examines the people behind it mg26335080-300-a-riveting-exploration-of-how-ai-models-like-chatgpt-changed-the-world|2446889 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2447132-meet-valkyrie-nasas-humanoid-robot-paving-way-to-the-moon-and-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:00:54 +0100 NASA’s Valkyrie is undergoing tests to understand what it would take to get a humanoid robot onto offshore facilities or into space. New Scientist's James Woodford took the controls to see what it is capable of 2447132-meet-valkyrie-nasas-humanoid-robot-paving-way-to-the-moon-and-mars|2447132 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:00:11 +0100 Are humanoid robots the future of space exploration? New Scientist reporter James Woodford took NASA's Valkyrie for a spin to find out 2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind|2446831 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:25:01 +0100 Information on faces recognised, voice commands and internet searches can be extracted from an Amazon Echo smart assistant without help from the user or manufacturer 2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police|2445673 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2446884-nato-tests-autonomous-drone-technology-in-darpa-style-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:58:10 +0100 In a basement beneath City St George's, University of London, senior NATO leaders watch on as four research teams demonstrate the latest in AI-controlled, autonomous drone technolo0gy 2446884-nato-tests-autonomous-drone-technology-in-darpa-style-competition|2446884 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335072-300-we-need-transparency-from-the-companies-disseminating-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 As misinformation about the upcoming US elections rockets across social media, creating chaos, companies need to be honest about where this content is coming from, says Annalee Newitz mg26335072-300-we-need-transparency-from-the-companies-disseminating-misinformation|2446089 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-400-nexus-review-yuval-noah-harari-is-out-of-his-depth-in-his-new-book/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The author of Sapiens has turned his attention to the information networks that shape our societies, but when you stop and think about what he's saying, it's obvious mg26335070-400-nexus-review-yuval-noah-harari-is-out-of-his-depth-in-his-new-book|2446007 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:04:05 +0100 Google has built a quantum computer that makes fewer errors as it is scaled up, and this may pave the way for machines that could solve useful real-world problems for the first time 2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers|2446071 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446376-ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:57 +0100 A new procedure turns an alloy of nickel and titanium into a material as strong as steel but 20 times stretchier – and one application could be building planes with shape-shifting wings 2446376-ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft|2446376 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2445983-how-to-spot-deepfakes-and-ai-generated-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:00:30 +0100 It can be difficult to spot AI generated videos known as deepfakes, but there are ways to spot one if you know what to look for 2445983-how-to-spot-deepfakes-and-ai-generated-images|2445983 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:33 +0100 Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real 2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation|2445475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445450-generative-ai-creates-playable-version-of-doom-game-with-no-code/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:00:27 +0100 A neural network can recreate the classic computer game Doom despite using none of its code or graphics, hinting that generative AI could be used to create games from scratch in future 2445450-generative-ai-creates-playable-version-of-doom-game-with-no-code|2445450 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445877-why-is-the-us-military-getting-ready-to-launch-new-spy-balloons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:00:40 +0100 The US military has prioritised deploying high-altitude balloons that can carry out surveillance 2445877-why-is-the-us-military-getting-ready-to-launch-new-spy-balloons|2445877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445086-what-can-governments-do-about-online-disinformation-from-abroad/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:25:19 +0100 A cyberterrorism charge in Pakistan connected to riots in the UK illustrates how authorities are reaching across borders to tackle disinformation, but bringing overseas suspects to justice won't always be possible 2445086-what-can-governments-do-about-online-disinformation-from-abroad|2445086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445202-a-simple-driving-trick-could-make-a-big-dent-in-cars-carbon-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:41:29 +0100 An AI-powered model found that approaching intersections more slowly could lower yearly US carbon emissions by up to around 123 million tonnes 2445202-a-simple-driving-trick-could-make-a-big-dent-in-cars-carbon-emissions|2445202 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445224-dna-computer-can-play-chess-and-solve-sudoku-puzzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:15:28 +0100 Computers made from DNA have previously only been able to store information or perform computations on it – now a new device can do both 2445224-dna-computer-can-play-chess-and-solve-sudoku-puzzles|2445224 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444465-a-glob-of-jelly-can-play-pong-thanks-to-a-basic-kind-of-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:00:37 +0100 Researchers trained a polymer gel to play the computer game Pong by passing electric current through it and measuring the concentration of ions 2444465-a-glob-of-jelly-can-play-pong-thanks-to-a-basic-kind-of-memory|2444465 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444870-ai-models-cant-learn-as-they-go-along-like-humans-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:08 +0100 After their initial training phase, AI algorithms can’t update and learn from new data, meaning tech companies have to keep training new models from scratch 2444870-ai-models-cant-learn-as-they-go-along-like-humans-do|2444870 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2444207-can-ai-make-crime-scene-investigations-less-biased/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:09:40 +0100 AI tools could help eliminate human bias in forensic investigations, say UCL scientists, who are using eye-tracking technology to study decision-making in skeletal analysis and crime scene examinations 2444207-can-ai-make-crime-scene-investigations-less-biased|2444207 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443466-ai-could-help-shrinking-pool-of-coders-keep-outdated-programs-working/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:00:28 +0100 Computer code dating back to the 1960s is still vital to banks, airlines and governments, but programmers familiar with the language are in short supply. Now AI models are being trained to fill the skills gap 2443466-ai-could-help-shrinking-pool-of-coders-keep-outdated-programs-working|2443466 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444078-why-the-t-in-chatgpt-is-ais-biggest-breakthrough-and-greatest-risk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:30:30 +0100 AI companies hope that feeding ever more data to their models will continue to boost performance, eventually leading to human-level intelligence. Behind this hope is the "transformer", a key breakthrough in AI, but what happens if it fails to deliver? 2444078-why-the-t-in-chatgpt-is-ais-biggest-breakthrough-and-greatest-risk|2444078 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335040-500-dont-disrespect-alan-turing-by-reanimating-him-with-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Plans to create an interactive AI model of the legendary code breaker Alan Turing are reckless and problematic, says Matthew Sparkes mg26335040-500-dont-disrespect-alan-turing-by-reanimating-him-with-ai|2443420 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442011-smartphone-flaw-allows-hackers-and-governments-to-map-your-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:00:11 +0100 A newly identified smartphone vulnerability can reveal the floor plans of where you are and what you are doing - and it is possible that companies or intelligence agencies are already making use of it 2442011-smartphone-flaw-allows-hackers-and-governments-to-map-your-home|2442011 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442865-can-ai-chatbots-be-reined-in-by-a-legal-duty-to-tell-the-truth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 07 Aug 2024 01:01:32 +0100 To address the problem of AIs generating inaccurate information, a team of ethicists says there should be legal obligations for companies to reduce the risk of errors, but there are doubts about whether it would work 2442865-can-ai-chatbots-be-reined-in-by-a-legal-duty-to-tell-the-truth|2442865 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442519-robo-tuna-reveals-how-foldable-fins-help-the-speedy-fish-manoeuvre/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:47:00 +0100 A robot mimics the clever fin-folding mechanism used by tuna fish, which increased the bot's turning velocity by almost 33 per cent 2442519-robo-tuna-reveals-how-foldable-fins-help-the-speedy-fish-manoeuvre|2442519 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335023-100-will-implants-that-meld-minds-with-machines-enhance-human-abilities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Devices that let people with paralysis walk and talk are rapidly improving. Some see a future in which we alter memories and download skills – but major challenges remain mg26335023-100-will-implants-that-meld-minds-with-machines-enhance-human-abilities|2441961 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442233-using-an-ai-chatbot-or-voice-assistant-makes-it-harder-to-spot-errors/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:12:20 +0100 Many people enjoy the experience of using AIs like ChatGPT or voice assistants like Alexa to find out information, but it turns out doing so makes it less likely you will spot inaccurate information 2442233-using-an-ai-chatbot-or-voice-assistant-makes-it-harder-to-spot-errors|2442233 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440325-ai-put-in-charge-of-setting-variable-speed-limits-on-us-freeway/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:00:17 +0100 Roads with variable speed limits, designed to manage traffic flow, are normally adjusted according to simple rules, but a 27-kilometre section of the I-24 freeway near Nashville, Tennessee, is now overseen by an artificial intelligence 2440325-ai-put-in-charge-of-setting-variable-speed-limits-on-us-freeway|2440325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335010-600-period-atmosphere-is-best-part-of-game-set-on-turbulent-oil-rig/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 In Still Wakes the Deep, you play as a Glaswegian electrician on a 1970s oil rig. The well-crafted setting gives way to horror, but I wish I could linger in mundanity for longer, says Jacob Aron mg26335010-600-period-atmosphere-is-best-part-of-game-set-on-turbulent-oil-rig|2440478 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441547-social-media-companies-change-their-policies-in-the-wake-of-bad-press/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:00:55 +0100 Between 2005 and 2021, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were more likely to make policy changes in the weeks after negative stories in the media 2441547-social-media-companies-change-their-policies-in-the-wake-of-bad-press|2441547 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439853-ai-can-reveal-whats-on-your-screen-via-signals-leaking-from-cables/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:09 +0100 Electromagnetic radiation leaking from the cable between your computer and monitor can be intercepted and decoded by AI to reveal what you are looking at 2439853-ai-can-reveal-whats-on-your-screen-via-signals-leaking-from-cables|2439853 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440687-watch-a-robot-peel-a-squash-with-human-like-dexterity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:00:26 +0100 A robot can hold a squash, pumpkin or melon in one hand, while it is peeled by the other 2440687-watch-a-robot-peel-a-squash-with-human-like-dexterity|2440687 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440388-chinese-nuclear-reactor-is-completely-meltdown-proof/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:56:39 +0100 The first ever full-scale demonstration of a nuclear reactor designed to passively cool itself in an emergency was a success, showing that it should be possible to build nuclear plants without the risk of dangerous meltdown 2440388-chinese-nuclear-reactor-is-completely-meltdown-proof|2440388 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441450-deepmind-ai-gets-silver-medal-at-international-mathematical-olympiad/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:40:39 +0100 AlphaProof, an AI from Google DeepMind, came close to matching the top participants in a prestigious competition for young mathematicians 2441450-deepmind-ai-gets-silver-medal-at-international-mathematical-olympiad|2441450 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335010-300-a-skilful-primer-makes-sense-of-the-mathematics-beneath-ais-hood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Anil Ananthaswamy's Why Machines Learn: The elegant maths behind modern AI explores the mechanics of the AI revolution, but doesn't examine its ethics mg26335010-300-a-skilful-primer-makes-sense-of-the-mathematics-beneath-ais-hood|2440475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440314-ai-can-predict-tipping-points-for-systems-from-forests-to-power-grids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:00:34 +0100 Combining two neural networks has helped researchers predict potentially disastrous collapses in complex systems, such as financial crashes or power blackouts 2440314-ai-can-predict-tipping-points-for-systems-from-forests-to-power-grids|2440314 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439917-robot-dog-can-stifle-weeds-by-blasting-them-with-a-blowtorch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:52 +0100 A Spot robot equipped with a blowtorch can locate weeds on farms and precisely heat them up to stop them growing, offering a possible alternative to herbicides 2439917-robot-dog-can-stifle-weeds-by-blasting-them-with-a-blowtorch|2439917 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2440569-hydrogen-off-road-race-car-tested-to-limits-in-former-coal-mine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:19 +0100 At a decommissioned coal mine in Scotland, the world’s first hydrogen-powered off-road racing car is being tested ahead of next year’s hydrogen racing series, Extreme H 2440569-hydrogen-off-road-race-car-tested-to-limits-in-former-coal-mine|2440569 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439849-google-ai-slashes-computer-power-needed-for-weather-forecasts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:00:21 +0100 A weather and climate model that fuses artificial intelligence and physics simulations can match state-of-the-art performance while slashing the required computer power, say Google researchers 2439849-google-ai-slashes-computer-power-needed-for-weather-forecasts|2439849 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440319-windows-computers-around-the-world-are-failing-in-a-major-outage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:23:16 +0100 An update to a piece of software called CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor appears to be negatively affecting Windows computers worldwide, with banks, airports, broadcasters and more finding that devices display a "blue screen of death" instead of booting up 2440319-windows-computers-around-the-world-are-failing-in-a-major-outage|2440319 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439560-planes-are-under-attack-from-gps-jamming-can-we-find-a-fix/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:00:50 +0100 GPS jamming and spoofing has begun to affect transatlantic flights. Now the race is on to develop alternative ways of navigating 2439560-planes-are-under-attack-from-gps-jamming-can-we-find-a-fix|2439560 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438951-is-sharing-your-smartphone-pin-part-of-a-healthy-relationship/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:57:55 +0100 Smartphones contain some of our most intimate data, but are you willing to share it with your most intimate partner? A survey has revealed that 51 per cent of people are happy to give their PIN to their partner, but other forms of data sharing are less agreeable 2438951-is-sharing-your-smartphone-pin-part-of-a-healthy-relationship|2438951