Mental health apps have become increasingly common in recent years, especially due to the rise of telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic. However, there is a problem: data privacy is compromised in the process. “Data is incredibly lucrative in the digital space,” Darrell West, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told Yahoo Finance. “That’s how … Read more
BOSTON (AP) — No technology since nuclear fission will shape our collective future like artificial intelligence. It is therefore of the utmost importance that AI systems are safe, reliable and socially responsible. But unlike the atomic bomb, this paradigm shift has been driven almost entirely by the private technology sector, which has been resistant to … Read more
Remy is a salad-preparing food robot designed by Vancouver robotics company Cibotica. Automation adoption in the restaurant industry is growing as companies look to reduce labor costs and improve efficiency. (Cibotica – image credit) Flippy makes burgers, Chippy cooks fries and Remy serves salads. Customers may not even notice it, but robots are becoming increasingly … Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain persistently polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a massive dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a newly released Environmental Protection Agency assessment. It’s a difficult problem concentrated in agricultural areas that drain into the Mississippi River. … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. The moon is hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Earth, but humanity has played a major role in shaping it for more than sixty years. In fact, human exploration has … Read more
“ChatGPT will redefine the future of academic research. But most academics don’t know how to use it intelligently,” Mushtaq Bilal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southern Denmark, wrote on X. Academia and artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming increasingly intertwined, and as AI continues to evolve, it is likely that academics will continue to … Read more
Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge RGB ergonomic keyboard. Kinesis is a Seattle-based company that has been designing and manufacturing ergonomic keyboards for over 30 years. Recognizing that it’s not just professionals who need peripherals that reduce strain on hands, wrists and shoulders, it created the Kinesis Gaming division in 2016, with models specifically aimed at the … Read more
Sarah Nance at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 2019. Courtesy of Sarah Nance As an artist who works in different media, I have used everything from thread to my voice to poetically translate and express information. Recently I’ve been working with a different medium: geological datasets. While scientists use data visualization to display the results … Read more