Research by 3E and Statkraft has used a new performance measure for solar trackers to uncover “alarming” evidence of a gap between claimed and actual performance.

A groundbreaking new study by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has found serious problems with news summaries generated by AI assistants. In nearly half (45%) of the AI-generated news ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Some students will use AI, such as ChatGPT, for schoolwork but the “Study and Learn” tool gives them their own free, private tutor. Instead of just giving answers, ...

More than half of the women working in technology-related fields have experienced gender bias, leading one in three to make plans to leave their jobs in the next two years, according to a study. A ...

A study analyzing the Danish labor market found that Generative AI models are yet to have any significant economic or time-saving effect on workers who use it. Notably, users only reported an average ...

"This study…does NOT show that smartphones are beneficial to children," Jonathan Haidt told me on X last week. He was responding—in a somewhat baffling way—to my post about a new survey of 11- to ...

For decades, we’ve watched as rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses have skyrocketed across Texas and the nation. The consequences are dire—rising healthcare costs, ...

Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food. Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are ...