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In episode 38 of “The AI Fix”, our hosts discover a robot they actually like, Sam Altman teases GPT-5 and trolls Elon Musk, a robot dog grows arms, an AI compliments Graham, Mark worries about “gradual disempowerment”, an octopus pretends…

Social networking startup Bluesky, a rival to X, on Monday rolled out a new update to its app that now includes the recently promised addition of a “followers only” option for restricting replies to your posts, as well as a…

Spread across NASA’s headquarters and 10 field centers, which dot the United States from sea to sea, the space agency has had a workforce of nearly 18,000 civil servants. However, by the end of today, that number will have shrunk…

If there is one word associated with scientific curiosity, it’s “why”. Why is the universe expanding? Why are cases of cancer rising in young people? Why is the sky blue? In contrast, it is rare for us to give so…

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we take a look at the importance of data transparency and standards for artificial intelligence (AI) and standard essential patents (SEPs) in the telecommunications sector. Our guest is Tim Pohlmann, who is the Managing Director…

The OnePlus Watch 3 brings refinements over its predecessor in several key areas. While it may look like the Watch 2, the new wearable features a larger 1.5-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a titanium bezel and sapphire glass cover. The…

Chinese nation-state group Mustang Panda is leveraging legitimate Microsoft tools to bypass security defenses, specifically ESET antivirus applications. Researchers from recently Trend Micro highlighted the novel technique, which aims to maintain control over compromised systems to exfiltrate sensitive data. Microsoft…

Paperplane Therapeutics has raised $1.5 million to treat patients for pain and anxiety using virtual reality, possibly making trips to the dentist more pleasant. The Montreal, Canada-based company speciliazes in therapeutic virtual reality solutions for pain and anxiety management in healthcare.…

When he was a senior studying at Texas A&M University, Matthew Iommi realized that there were no good options for transporting groups of people. Fellow college students heading out for the night together didn’t have access to on-demand rides with…

Katie, a 40-year-old woman in the county of Devon in England, has battled depression most of her life. She’s received lots of treatment, including with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The latter approach did help, she says. “I am prone to catastrophizing,…