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In the dim light of the lab, friends, family, and strangers watched the image of a pianist playing for them, the pianist's fingers projected onto the moving keys of a real grand piano that filled the space with music.... Read more

Over the last five years, the use of highly personalized artificial intelligence chatbots—called companion chatbots—designed to act as friends, therapists or even romantic partners has skyrocketed to more than a billion users worldwide. While there may be psychological benefits to engaging with chatbots in this way, there have also been... Read more

A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo have created a method that makes virtual reality (VR) more accessible to people with mobility limitations.... Read more

Almost 80% of U.K. adults support national security agencies collecting and processing personal data to investigate terrorism and serious crime, according to new research by the Center for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) at The Alan Turing Institute, in collaboration with Savanta and Hopkins Van Mil, published on Tuesday.... Read more

It's a little past 10 a.m. and the heat is already blazing on the outskirts of the Western Indian city of Ahmedabad.... Read more

Doom-scrolling, instinctively clicking on ad-based notifications or getting sucked into targeted content—all of these distractions can disrupt focus, increase screen time and ultimately make someone forget why they intended to log on to a social media app in the first place.... Read more

The COVID-19 pandemic forced hundreds of daycare providers across the Bay Area to shut down, creating a "childcare desert." That shortage inspired entrepreneur Gretchen Salyer to launch June Care, a platform that connects families with local moms and sitters.... Read more

In the dynamic world of aviation maintenance, precision, quickness, and meticulous documentation are essential. Maribeth Gandy Coleman, director of research and a Regents' Researcher in Georgia Tech's Institute for People and Technology (IPaT), has been leading an IPaT translational research team working to advance aircraft maintenance with PartWorks, an Atlanta-based... Read more

At a time when we run ourselves ragged to meet society's expectations of productivity, performance and time optimization, is it right that our robot vacuum cleaners and other smart appliances should sit idle for most of the day?... Read more

Artificial intelligence-based writing assistants are popping up everywhere—from phones to email apps to social media platforms.... Read more

U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday. But chaos soon ensued amid high demand.... Read more

Could gaming provide a path to better mental health and life skills? A new study from Aalto University reveals how one notoriously challenging video game is helping players find resilience, meaning and hopefulness in real life.... Read more

Financial benefits, such as saving on utility payments and avoiding electricity rate hikes, are a key driver of U.S. adults' willingness to consider installing rooftop solar panels or subscribing to community solar power, a new study suggests.... Read more

The Las Vegas-based company that would operate the future Las Vegas Spaceport west of the city is offering wealthy customers a chance to own their own military-grade personal satellite.... Read more

A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson's disease.... Read more