Legislation to prevent children accessing social media will be introduced by Australia’s parliament later this year and will take effect 12 months after ratification. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced plans to legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16 years of age, an initiative his…
The Iranian-made satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, were successfully placed into orbit by a Russian Soyuz-2.1 spacecraft. A Russian rocket carrying a payload of satellites into orbit – including two from Iran – blasted off successfully, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said, in a move seen as reflecting the growing cooperation between…
Caution prevailed on Monday as the winner of the tightly contested presidential election may be unknown for days. United States stock indexes were trading flat to lower on Monday, as investors braced for a pivotal week for global markets in which Americans will elect a new president and the Federal Reserve…
The callers were so angry that security wasn’t taking any chances. After the late shift ended, they escorted the nighttime host of WIRK radio to his car, lest any of the callers make good on their threats to “beat up” the host for playing the Dixie Chicks. The year was…
Treasury Department says curbs will ensure US investment does not advance technologies that threaten national security. The United States has finalised rules that limit investments in critical technology sectors in China such as artificial intelligence on national security grounds, the Treasury Department has announced. The restrictions will bar US citizens…
Taipei, Taiwan – For engineers working in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, the past few years have been difficult. The United States’s efforts to curb the growing power of China, Taiwan’s neighbour, by cutting off its access to the most cutting-edge chips has put the island’s chip sector in the crosshairs of…
With technology connecting people all over the world, loneliness remains widespread. This loneliness is common specially among older adults. Researchers are now investigating if digital voice assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, can address loneliness in those who face social isolation. Elena Castro, Health Psychology and Technology Researcher at Universitat Oberta…
Florida mother sues Character.AI and Google after 14-year-old son allegedly became obsessed with AI chatbot. The mother of a teenage boy in the United States who took his own life is suing the maker of an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that she claims encouraged her son’s death. In a lawsuit filed…
The technology helped recover $1.3bn in tax fraud in the 2024 fiscal year, says the Treasury. The United States Treasury Department is turning more to artificial intelligence (AI) to fight fraud, using the technology to thwart $4bn in improper payments in the last year. The agency released the estimate in…
The air-taxi market is predicted to grow exponentially by the end of the decade, but experts have warned that its future depends on a well-planned network of vertiports that would need to be integrated into existing infrastructure and supported by advanced air traffic management systems. By 2029, the air-taxi market…
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