Technology

Some modern image generators rely on the principles of diffusion to create images. There may be a better alternative.

New earbuds can listen to your brain activity and monitor your health.

Ships carry mist-making machines that cause clouds to block the sun. It could work.

How a soft-bodied machine uses physical intelligence to navigate.

Deepfakes are taking old scams to the next level.

Why the “hard problem” of AI—controlling our superintelligent creations—is impossible.

Across the US and around the world, foghorns have disappeared from the coastal landscape.

The dangerous chemistry of cheaply made lithium batteries.

Ionized air and wires may take headphones to the next level.

Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.

Researchers uncover striking parallels in the ways that humans and machine learning models acquire language skills.

Face-altering images are encouraging selfish behavior.