First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people A new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people. A summary of existing evidence on artificial intelligence-induced psychosis was published last week in the...
Please drive carefully: scientists plan to transport volatile antimatter for first time
Cern researchers are testing traps capable of moving antimatter, which explodes into energy as soon as it comes into contact with regular matter When the truck pulls away from the building at Cern, the European particle physics laboratory near Geneva, all eyes will be on its precious cargo, a one-tonne...
Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds data from flagship medical research leaked dozens of times Confidential health data has been exposed online on dozens of occasions, a Guardian investigation can reveal, raising questions about the safeguarding of patient records by one of the UK’s flagship medical research projects. UK Biobank, which holds...
Survey finds Americans worry about AI data centers, but still want the jobs
Out of 8,512 US adults surveyed in late January, more respondents expressed negative views about data centers' effects on the environment and energy costs than positive ones. However, the largest number of respondents expect data centers to have a positive impact on jobs and tax revenue, and many remain unsure......
Drone strikes halt a third of the world’s helium supply, threatening chip production
At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the extremely low temperatures required for etching and lithography. Unlike other industrial gases, there is no effective substitute, and experts warn that even short disruptions can ripple......
Pagers and paper maps make a comeback in Moscow as the internet goes dark
For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St. Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs, or, in some cases, even make a basic phone call. That last point is particularly concerning. Entire voice networks have gone dark in parts of......
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft’s plan to fix shader compilation stutter
Nvidia announced its support for Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery technology during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week. The feature, designed to address shader-compilation stutter in PC games, will arrive on RTX graphics cards later this year. AMD has also confirmed support, though it has not provided......
US judge pauses termination of deportation protections for some Somali immigrants
A federal judge in Massachusetts is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in the U.S. The judge issued an administrative stay on Friday
Offshore wind project targeted by Trump administration starts sending power to the New England grid
An offshore wind project targeted by the Trump administration has begun sending power to New England’s electric grid
What to know about attacks at a Virginia university and Michigan synagogue
Communities were reeling and authorities investigating after attacks at a Virginia university and a Michigan synagogue unfolded less than two hours apart