Could Growing New Teeth Change Modern Dentistry?
Dentistry has recently come under scrutiny over unnecessary fillings and the profits generated by dental implants. Now, a Phase II…
Book Database Retreats from Destructive Scanning After Public Outcry
Cultural vandalism or a cost-effective solution? Destructive scanning, as used by artificial intelligence giants, is raising quest…
Romania's Land Registry Goes Dark After Cyberattack
A breach has paralyzed Romania's digital land registry, bringing real estate transactions across the country to a halt. The govern…
Why Elon Musk's X Is Suing the Irish Media Regulator
Elon Musk’s X has launched six new High Court actions against Coimisiún na Meán, bringing the total number of actions it has taken…
Better Red Than Killed by Robots
A new report imagines competing futures of unfettered AI and machine genocide or world peace and robot socialism. There is just on…
The End of Wikipedia’s Neutrality Myth
Wikipedia’s co-founder Larry Sanger says the world’s largest encyclopedia has abandoned neutrality for ideological conformity – an…
How AI Is Transforming Weather Forecasts
Artificial intelligence is poised to transform traditional weather modeling, offering hope of sharper, more reliable forecasts.
Heads They Win, Tails They Win: Climate's Unfalsifiable Story
For over a decade, Europeans were warned that the Gulf Stream could collapse. Fresh evidence tells a different story – one receivi…
How AI Helped a Lawyer Defeat Meta and Google
California trial lawyer Mark Lanier used artificial intelligence to overcome the enormous resource advantage enjoyed by Meta and G…
Decarbonization for Us Carbon-Based Life Forms
The taxation and regulation of CO2 have hit political snags in the US, Canada and Europe. New technology offers a third way to add…
Ofcom Seeks to Enforce 4chan Fine in the US
Britain’s media regulator is trying to collect a $700,000 penalty from the US-based online forum 4chan. The dispute raises a broad…
With WSocial, Europe’s Elites Build Their Own X
WSocial is backed by a commercial startup and promoted by a network of NGOs, political insiders and EU figures. The new rival to X…
NASA Seeks Mars Crew – But No Sleepwalkers
NASA is looking for four volunteers to spend a year in simulated lunar and Martian habitats. Applicants need astronaut-like qualif…
WhatsApp Tackles Its Phone Number Problem with Usernames
Better control over user privacy is the goal behind WhatsApp's move to usernames, which are meant to be the solution. At the same …
British Foreign Secretary Warns of Hiroshima Moment for AI
International rules for AI should come before catastrophe strikes. Yvette Cooper has invoked the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a …