The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000s dotcom crash—with some important differences
If last week's trillion-dollar slide of major tech stocks felt familiar, it's because we've been here before—when hype about innovation last ran headlong into...
Why self-driving car companies hide crash data—and how they could share it safely
Self-driving cars have been tested on public roads for decades, from San Francisco to Pittsburgh and beyond.
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology promises safer roads and...
Is your 8K tv a waste of money? Scientists find the true resolution limit...
If you’ve ever wondered whether buying that ultra-expensive 8K television is worth it, scientists now have an answer: probably not.
A new study by researchers...
How Shein, Temu and others get you hooked
In recent years, several websites selling ultra-low-cost goods have appeared on the French market.
Shein, Temu and AliExpress, to name but a few, are shaking...
What caused Amazon Web Services to go down
From Reddit and Snapchat to Delta and Zoom, more than a thousand websites around the globe were knocked offline early Monday—and continued to have...
AI is using your data to set personalized prices online—it could seriously backfire
You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It's $300. You leave your browser open. Two hours later, it's $320.
Half a day...
Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year
Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike—but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year?
Decades ago,...
Gold hits new heights. What is pushing up the price?
From cryptocurrencies to Treasury bonds, there are all kinds of places to invest your cash in 2025. So, why is gold — one of...
What could burst the AI bubble
Some of the world's biggest tech firms have soared in value over the last year.
As AI evolves at pace, there are hopes that it...
The ‘anxiety economy’ is booming. But should companies be profiting from our fears?
When the newly appointed chief executive of tracking app Life360 recently described the company as part of the "anxiety economy," it sounded like a...