Hidden dangers: How passkeys can be exploited in abusive relationships
Passkeys are being promoted as the future of online security.
Unlike passwords, they promise stronger protection against hacking and phishing while making logins simpler for...
Scientists create self-powered photodetector for AI, IoT, and wearables
Photodetectors, the tiny devices that detect and measure light, are essential in technologies ranging from smartphones and wearable gadgets to autonomous vehicles and medical...
New quantum sensors could detect the faintest molecular clues
Imagine being able to spot the earliest signs of disease from just a trace of molecules in blood, saliva, or urine—well before symptoms ever...
If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be...
It's the defining technology of an era. But just how artificial intelligence (AI) will end up shaping our future remains a controversial question.
For techno-optimists,...
How poisoned data can trick AI, and how to stop it
Imagine a busy train station. Cameras monitor everything, from how clean the platforms are to whether a docking bay is empty or occupied.
These cameras...
One tiny flip could let hackers fool AI in dangerous ways
Imagine a self-driving car speeding toward a stop sign. Instead of slowing down, it blows right through, causing an accident.
Later, investigators find nothing wrong...
Sonic signals give simple robots surprising collective intelligence
Scientists have taken inspiration from nature’s master communicators—like bats, whales, and insects—to design a new kind of microrobot that “talks” using sound.
These robots, though...
AI could diagnose coeliac disease better than doctors
Getting diagnosed with coeliac disease can be a long and frustrating process, but a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by scientists at the...
Scientists build tiny chip to supercharge future wireless networks
A team of researchers from EPFL in Switzerland and Harvard University has developed a powerful new chip that could revolutionize the way we transmit...
How AI is revolutionizing travel planning
Not long ago, planning a trip meant juggling guidebooks and hours of searching the web for the best restaurants and must-see sights.
Now, travelers are...