CNN’s chief medical correspondent spoke to psychology professor Jean Twenge from San Diego State University who in 2018 published a book which, even before lockdowns, warned that teenagers were missing crucial life experiences. Its title? “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — Read more…
Spacetop, a $2,000 laptop developed by two former Magic Leap employees, replaces the traditional screen with augmented reality glasses featuring a 100-inch virtual display. The company is selling 1,000 of the devices as part of an early access program, with hopes of using the feedback to inform a broader launch. Read more…
Researchers in the Hybrid Quantum Systems Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have put a sapphire crystal weighing 16 micrograms in a quantum-mechanical superposition of two vibrational states. The researchers “excited the crystal into vibrations such that its atoms oscillated back and forth simultaneously and in Read more…
The chancellor of New York City’s school system says the city has revoked its ban on the use of ChatGPT in public schools. Chancellor David Banks wrote in an op-ed, published by Chalkbeat Thursday, that while the school system proceeded with “initial caution” concerning artificial intelligence (AI) programs earlier this Read more…
Google mistakenly released a test version of its Personal Safety app that includes a new feature called “Dashcam” on select Android devices. As the name suggests, it allows users to record video and audio while driving in the event of an accident or unexpected situation, with automatic recording triggered when Read more…
Designers are using Unreal Engine to create virtual renditions of architectural projects that were never fully realized, such as the Hillside Sample Project by Neoscape and Safdie Architects, showcasing Moshe Safdie’s original vision for Montreal’s Habitat 67 housing complex. The interactive 3D models offer exceptional detail of the structures and Read more…
The swift growth of artificial intelligence technology could put the future of humanity at risk, according to most Americans surveyed in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Wednesday. More than two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the negative effects of AI and 61% believe it could threaten civilization. […] The Reuters/Ipsos Read more…