2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1081+ words) Two London boroughs are among places using the devices to detect sounds such as screams and noisy vehicles in public streets Five councils have installed or are considering using controversial listening devices in CCTV systems to detect sounds such as…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (1167+ words) Children are using AI to plan calorie restrictions and rate their looks, according to the NSPCC ChatGPT and Grok are making "dangerous" meal plans of just 600 calories a day available to children as charities warned AI chatbots are being used…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1102+ words) Neuroscientists managed to change people's dreams - and the results shed light on their function Hello, and welcome back to Everyday Science. Have any interesting dreams last night? Most of the time, it's down to luck whether we wake with a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (870+ words) Pilots are set to begin in London, where up to 10 million car journeys and 1.5 million cycling trips are already made per day Driverless cars could hit UK roads as early as this summer offering taxi services to people without anyone…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (469+ words) On the dark web, experts say, 90 per cent of sexualised images of children have been stolen from social media accounts Of course I know social media is problematic if you get sucked into the doomscroll; of course I'm hugely relieved…...

2+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (1719+ words) Large language models like ChatGPT could soon drastically lower the informational barriers for planning and executing biological attacks The use of artificial intelligence to enhance biological weapons could destroy the human race under a worst case scenario " and governments must…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (552+ words) One solution to this challenge is making sure as many people as possible have access to art, culture and museums" In a world increasingly defined by polarisation, division and bewildering technological change, let's pause and consider what connects us."What…...

3+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (1134+ words) One government insider said 'accurate water figures have historically been very hard to get from facilities of any size' Tech firms are failing to tell the Government how much water they use in their data centres, as concerns grow that…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (654+ words) State military and intelligence agencies are also keeping cyber defenders busy Nuclear weapons are both the ultimate deterrent and the ultimate threat. The same weapons that are capable of preserving peace can also trigger global devastation. There hasn't been a…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (980+ words) Gen Z are making chatbots to do admin and other tasks for them at work - does it give them a competitive edge or is it proof AI can replace them? Being a 28-year-old business owner is hard work " but Freya…...