Google Search Ruled a Monopoly: What’s Next?
An antitrust expert explains Monday’s landmark legal decision that Google illegally cemented its dominance in Internet search
Google Search Ruled a Monopoly: What’s Next?
An antitrust expert explains Monday’s landmark legal decision that Google illegally cemented its dominance in Internet search
Is the Paris Olympics’ Swimming Pool ‘Slow’? Let’s Dive into the Math
Controversy surrounds whether the Olympic pool in the Paris La Défense Arena is not deep enough and slows swimmers. Is this contention true?
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See How Science Is Changing How U.S. Athletes Compete in the Olympics
"Big data" and artificial intelligence are changing how elite American athletes train for the biggest competition in the world.
This Researcher Is on a Crusade to Correct Wikipedia’s Gender Imbalance
Physicist Jess Wade explains the importance of recognizing female scientists on Wikipedia. She’s created more than 2,000 Wikipedia articles to do just that
Social Media Is Junk Food for Information Foragers
Social media exploits our evolved need for information, feeding us fluff and outright misinformation. A new science of human collective behavior can help us retake control
Please Be Polite to ChatGPT
The benefits of being polite to AI may include prompting better chatbot replies—and nurturing our humanity
China-U.S. Science Collaborations Are Declining, Slowing Key Research
The U.S. and China are collaborating less on projects across scientific disciplines amid a culture of fear in both countries
Massive CrowdStrike Tech Outage Highlights Global Vulnerabilities
Companies and governments alike need to step up cybersecurity practices in the wake of massive technology failures associated with a CrowdStrike update
Worldwide Tech Outage Started with Defective Crowdstrike Update to Microsoft Windows
An issue with a commonly used security software called Crowdstrike shuttered large technology systems around the globe, including airlines, transit systems and stock exchanges
Paris Olympics Will Be a Training Ground for AI-Powered Mass Surveillance
In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, the French government has authorized wide-reaching use of AI software in security surveillance feeds
Blasting Virtual Aliens Could Help Dyslexic Kids Parse Words
Children at risk of dyslexia who played Space Invaders Extreme 2 showed improvement at a word-identification task
Boiling Macaroni in Space? You’ll Need a Weirdly Shaped Pot
Astronauts still survive on freeze-dried meals. Could better food, aided by cooking gadgets designed to be used in microgravity, help them to thrive?