Sci & Tech

The United States and its Western allies are bracing for the possibility that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would have a ripple effect in...

U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints that its cars can come to a stop for...

An anime convention in November was not an omicron superspreader event https://ift.tt/O5oIAD6 A large anime fan convention held in New York City last November...

How lizards keep detachable tails from falling off https://ift.tt/Hfdxsn9 Lizards are famous for losing their tails, but perhaps the bigger question should be: How...

A technique borrowed from ecology hints at hundreds of lost medieval legends https://ift.tt/IOSsr0G King Arthur’s lasting renown is one for the books. But a...

Artificial intelligence challenges what it means to be creative https://ift.tt/tFnQIs4 When British artist Harold Cohen met his first computer in 1968, he wondered if...

European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has threatened to slap sanctions on WhatsApp for pressuring EU-based consumers to accept controversial privacy changes.  Updates to WhatsApp’s terms...

Meta has promoted former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to its president of global affairs, reporting directly to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “Nick will now...

Sunlight helps clean up oil spills in the ocean more than previously thought https://ift.tt/Ujxtz3f Sunlight may have helped remove as much as 17 percent...

PARIS — Facebook’s parent company Meta Wednesday announced a series of initiatives on its platforms to fight disinformation ahead of the French presidential election, including...

Google said Wednesday it plans to limit tracking and data sharing for users of its Android operating system, which is used by over 2.5...

Nudge theory’s popularity may block insights into improving society https://ift.tt/RwbEBJq Imagine removing a branch of the U.S. government, say the Supreme Court. What are...

San Francisco: Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch its latest Apple M2 silicon processor in an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro model...

A Nigerian rights group has filed a lawsuit to force authorities to publish an agreement reached with Twitter in January to lift a block...