New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509710-quantum-neural-network-may-be-able-to-cheat-the-uncertainty-principle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:02 +0000 Calculations show that injecting randomness into a quantum neural network could help it determine properties of quantum objects that are otherwise fundamentally hard to access 2509710-quantum-neural-network-may-be-able-to-cheat-the-uncertainty-principle|2509710 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509492-some-quantum-computers-might-need-more-power-than-supercomputers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:11 +0000 A preliminary analysis suggests that industrially useful quantum computers designs come with a broad spectrum of energy footprints, including some larger than the most powerful existing supercomputers 2509492-some-quantum-computers-might-need-more-power-than-supercomputers|2509492 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508261-passwords-will-be-on-the-way-out-in-2026-as-passkeys-take-over/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:00:46 +0000 The curse of having to remember easily hackable passwords may soon be over, as a new alternative is set to take over in 2026 2508261-passwords-will-be-on-the-way-out-in-2026-as-passkeys-take-over|2508261 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510065-ai-chatbots-miss-urgent-issues-in-queries-about-womens-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:00:34 +0000 AI models such as ChatGPT and Gemini fail to give adequate advice for 60 per cent of queries relating to women’s health in a test created by medical professionals 2510065-ai-chatbots-miss-urgent-issues-in-queries-about-womens-health|2510065 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509667-a-strange-kind-of-quantumness-may-be-key-to-quantum-computers-success/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:59 +0000 Researchers at Google have used their Willow quantum computer to demonstrate that "quantum contextuality" may be a crucial ingredient for its computational prowess 2509667-a-strange-kind-of-quantumness-may-be-key-to-quantum-computers-success|2509667 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2505589-controversial-satellites-launching-in-2026-will-reflect-light-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:56 +0000 Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of reflective mirrors to produce "sunlight on demand", but researchers are sceptical about whether the reflected light will be enough to generate electricity 2505589-controversial-satellites-launching-in-2026-will-reflect-light-to-earth|2505589 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508555-read-an-extract-from-annie-bot-by-sierra-greer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:45:00 +0000 In this extract from the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to Sierra Greer's protagonist, a sex robot called Annie 2508555-read-an-extract-from-annie-bot-by-sierra-greer|2508555 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508802-us-to-fire-up-small-reactors-in-2026-as-part-of-nuclear-renaissance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:10 +0000 Eleven companies are working towards an ambitious goal as part of the US Department of Energy's plan to fast-track the development of advanced nuclear reactor technologies 2508802-us-to-fire-up-small-reactors-in-2026-as-part-of-nuclear-renaissance|2508802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508645-could-2026-be-the-year-we-start-using-quantum-computers-for-chemistry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:00:30 +0000 Understanding the chemical properties of a molecule is an inherently quantum problem, making quantum computers a good tool for the job – and we may start seeing this take off in 2026 2508645-could-2026-be-the-year-we-start-using-quantum-computers-for-chemistry|2508645 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504378-the-cassette-tape-made-a-comeback-in-2025-thanks-to-a-dna-upgrade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:38 +0000 With a storage capacity of 36 petabytes, a DNA-based cassette tape can hold every song every recorded, and it could be on the market within five years 2504378-the-cassette-tape-made-a-comeback-in-2025-thanks-to-a-dna-upgrade|2504378 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2501142-the-best-and-most-ridiculous-robots-of-2025-in-pictures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:00:19 +0000 Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing everything from cooking shrimp to running half marathons 2501142-the-best-and-most-ridiculous-robots-of-2025-in-pictures|2501142 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508083-microsoft-made-a-splash-with-a-controversial-quantum-computer-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:00:41 +0000 The Majorana 1 quantum computer was hailed as a significant breakthrough by Microsoft, but critics say the company has yet to prove it actually works despite a year of debate 2508083-microsoft-made-a-splash-with-a-controversial-quantum-computer-in-2025|2508083 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509259-spectacular-progress-has-been-made-towards-useful-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:07 +0000 At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference, scientific and business leaders of the quantum computing industry hailed "spectacular" progress being made towards practical devices – but said that challenges remain 2509259-spectacular-progress-has-been-made-towards-useful-quantum-computers|2509259 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835751-900-how-not-to-misread-science-fiction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big mistake, says Annalee Newitz mg26835751-900-how-not-to-misread-science-fiction|2508620 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507677-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-microscope-went-big-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:00:04 +0000 A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for students and researchers with limited funding 2507677-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-microscope-went-big-in-2025|2507677 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504851-new-scientist-changed-the-uks-freedom-of-information-laws-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:00:28 +0000 By requesting copies of the then-UK technology secretary's ChatGPT logs, New Scientist set a precedent for how freedom of information laws apply to chatbot interactions, helping to hold governments to account 2504851-new-scientist-changed-the-uks-freedom-of-information-laws-in-2025|2504851 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509000-quantum-computers-turned-out-to-be-more-useful-than-expected-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:45 +0000 Rapid advances in the kind of problems that quantum computers can tackle suggest that they are closer than ever to becoming useful tools of scientific discovery 2509000-quantum-computers-turned-out-to-be-more-useful-than-expected-in-2025|2509000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500397-2025-was-the-year-of-online-safety-laws-but-do-they-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:27 +0000 New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal 2500397-2025-was-the-year-of-online-safety-laws-but-do-they-work|2500397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502650-ai-firms-began-to-feel-the-legal-wrath-of-copyright-holders-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:32 +0000 Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way 2502650-ai-firms-began-to-feel-the-legal-wrath-of-copyright-holders-in-2025|2502650 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508397-disney-and-openai-have-made-a-surprise-deal-what-happens-next/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:25:40 +0000 In a stunning reversal, Disney has changed tack with regard to safeguarding its copyrighted characters from incorporation into AI tools – perhaps a sign that no one can stem the tide of AI 2508397-disney-and-openai-have-made-a-surprise-deal-what-happens-next|2508397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507742-this-year-we-were-drowning-in-a-sea-of-slick-nonsensical-ai-slop/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:44 +0000 This Changes Everything columnist Annalee Newitz on how AI-generated content went mainstream in 2025 2507742-this-year-we-were-drowning-in-a-sea-of-slick-nonsensical-ai-slop|2507742 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507948-australias-social-media-ban-faces-challenges-and-criticism-on-day-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:32:09 +0000 As Australian teenagers lose access to social media, observers say there are still many unknown questions about the ban, which came into force on 10 December 2507948-australias-social-media-ban-faces-challenges-and-criticism-on-day-one|2507948 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2505460-how-worried-should-you-be-about-spending-too-much-time-on-your-phone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:00:26 +0000 Screen time has been linked to all sorts of problems, from depression and obesity to poor sleep. But how worried should you really be? Jacob Aron sifts through the evidence 2505460-how-worried-should-you-be-about-spending-too-much-time-on-your-phone|2505460 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507241-how-australian-teens-are-planning-to-get-around-their-social-media-ban/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:58:15 +0000 From legal challenges to lesser-known apps, the teenagers of Australia are already preparing to push back against a law that will see under 16s banned from social media 2507241-how-australian-teens-are-planning-to-get-around-their-social-media-ban|2507241 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507178-ai-can-influence-voters-minds-what-does-that-mean-for-democracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:00:40 +0000 Voters change their opinions after interacting with an AI chatbot – but, encouragingly, it seems that AIs rely on facts to influence people 2507178-ai-can-influence-voters-minds-what-does-that-mean-for-democracy|2507178 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507081-why-is-ai-making-computers-and-games-consoles-more-expensive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:00:10 +0000 The AI industry consumes vast amounts of energy, fresh water and investor cash. Now it also needs memory chips - the same ones used in laptops, smartphones and games consoles 2507081-why-is-ai-making-computers-and-games-consoles-more-expensive|2507081 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506354-why-googles-custom-ai-chips-are-shaking-up-the-tech-industry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:00:11 +0000 Google is reportedly in talks to sell its tensor processing units – a type of computer chip specially designed for AI – to other tech companies, a move that could unsettle the dominant chip-maker Nvidia 2506354-why-googles-custom-ai-chips-are-shaking-up-the-tech-industry|2506354 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2505134-quantum-computers-need-classical-computing-to-be-truly-useful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:52 +0000 Conventional computing devices will play a crucial role in turning quantum computers into tools with real-world application 2505134-quantum-computers-need-classical-computing-to-be-truly-useful|2505134 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2505178-grace-chan-how-to-stay-in-love-after-uploading-into-virtual-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:12 +0000 Grace Chan's debut sci-fi novel Every Version of You delves into the mystery of consciousness and offers a brilliant look at a disturbing future of rapidly accelerating technology 2505178-grace-chan-how-to-stay-in-love-after-uploading-into-virtual-reality|2505178 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835700-100-imagining-a-future-where-smart-glasses-allow-ai-slop-to-be-avoided/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000 In the latest in our imagined history of inventions yet to come, Future Chronicles columnist Rowan Hooper reveals how an ingenious way to avoid being swamped by AI content was invented in the late 2020s mg26835700-100-imagining-a-future-where-smart-glasses-allow-ai-slop-to-be-avoided|2504476 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504563-mosquito-proboscis-repurposed-as-a-fine-nozzle-for-3d-printing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:00:36 +0000 When engineers struggled to make 3D printer nozzles narrow enough for their needs, they turned to nature and found the proboscis of a female mosquito had exactly the properties they needed 2504563-mosquito-proboscis-repurposed-as-a-fine-nozzle-for-3d-printing|2504563 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2505039-googles-gemini-3-model-keeps-the-ai-hype-train-going-for-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:38:51 +0000 Google’s latest model reportedly beats its rivals in several benchmark tests, but issues with reliability mean concerns remain over a possible AI bubble 2505039-googles-gemini-3-model-keeps-the-ai-hype-train-going-for-now|2505039 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504988-quantum-computers-that-recycle-their-qubits-can-limit-errors/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:00:49 +0000 To make quantum computers more efficient and reliable, some of their basic components must be constantly reused – several quantum computer designs can now do just that 2504988-quantum-computers-that-recycle-their-qubits-can-limit-errors|2504988 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504086-the-19-best-christmas-gifts-for-science-lovers-and-nerds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:00:01 +0000 From microscopes to geodes, New Scientist staff share their top Christmas present ideas in a gift guide unlike any you’ve seen before 2504086-the-19-best-christmas-gifts-for-science-lovers-and-nerds|2504086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503067-remarkable-robot-images-provide-a-vision-of-the-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:26:18 +0000 These photographs of humanoid robots by Henrik Spohler are part of his project Tomorrow Is the Question 2503067-remarkable-robot-images-provide-a-vision-of-the-future|2503067 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2501634-ai-may-blunt-our-thinking-skills-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:30:13 +0000 There is growing evidence that our reliance on generative AI tools is reducing our ability to think clearly and critically, but it doesn’t have to be that way 2501634-ai-may-blunt-our-thinking-skills-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it|2501634 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503799-ibm-has-unveiled-two-unprecedentedly-complex-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:34 +0000 IBM revealed two new quantum computers, called Loon and Nighthawk – the qubits they use are connected in newly intricate ways and may enable a way to run error-free computations 2503799-ibm-has-unveiled-two-unprecedentedly-complex-quantum-computers|2503799 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503870-static-electricity-can-remove-frost-from-windows-using-little-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:23:54 +0000 High-voltage copper plates can remove up to three-quarters of frost from a surface, while using much less energy than conventional heating 2503870-static-electricity-can-remove-frost-from-windows-using-little-energy|2503870 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503519-could-electric-race-cars-soon-be-faster-than-formula-1/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:00:07 +0000 The electric cars of the Formula E racing championship can accelerate faster than Formula 1 cars and their top speeds are catching up – but battery capacity would let them down in a head-to-head 2503519-could-electric-race-cars-soon-be-faster-than-formula-1|2503519 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503556-ai-power-use-forecast-finds-the-industry-far-off-track-to-net-zero/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:00:32 +0000 Several large tech firms that are active in AI have set goals to hit net zero by 2030, but a new forecast of the energy and water required to run large data centres shows they’re unlikely to meet those targets 2503556-ai-power-use-forecast-finds-the-industry-far-off-track-to-net-zero|2503556 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500915-how-preppers-plan-to-save-us-if-the-whole-internet-collapses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:00:14 +0000 Recent outages have revealed how vulnerable the internet is, but there seems to be no official plan in the event of a catastrophic failure. Meet the team of hackers who are ready to jump into action 2500915-how-preppers-plan-to-save-us-if-the-whole-internet-collapses|2500915 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503516-ai-scientist-claimed-to-do-six-months-of-research-in-just-a-few-hours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:00:20 +0000 Could an AI scientist help researchers come up with breakthroughs by analysing data and searching the existing scientific literature? That's the claim of the inventors of Kosmos, but not everyone is convinced 2503516-ai-scientist-claimed-to-do-six-months-of-research-in-just-a-few-hours|2503516 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502688-new-quantum-computer-is-on-the-path-to-unravelling-superconductivity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:00:19 +0000 Using the Helios-1 quantum computer, researchers have used a record-breaking number of error-proof qubits to run the first and biggest quantum simulation of a model for perfect conductivity 2502688-new-quantum-computer-is-on-the-path-to-unravelling-superconductivity|2502688 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502425-advanced-quantum-network-could-be-a-prototype-for-the-quantum-internet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:37:24 +0000 Building a working quantum internet would require overcoming a host of technical challenges, but researchers who have built one of the most advanced quantum networks to date say they think it is possible 2502425-advanced-quantum-network-could-be-a-prototype-for-the-quantum-internet|2502425 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500499-most-of-it-is-good-tim-berners-lee-on-the-state-of-the-web-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:00:26 +0000 The man who invented the web is aware of the many issues it faces, from problematic social media use to the rise of unfettered AI. He also has a plan to remedy the situation 2500499-most-of-it-is-good-tim-berners-lee-on-the-state-of-the-web-now|2500499 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502172-book-club-read-an-extract-from-every-version-of-you-by-grace-chan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:30:59 +0000 In this passage from the opening of Grace Chan’s sci-fi novel, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to her protagonists as they spend time in a virtual utopia which is becoming increasingly tempting in a dying world 2502172-book-club-read-an-extract-from-every-version-of-you-by-grace-chan|2502172 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835672-100-has-life-today-been-enshittified-cory-doctorows-new-book-explores/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes mg26835672-100-has-life-today-been-enshittified-cory-doctorows-new-book-explores|2501512 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2501762-germanium-superconductor-could-help-build-reliable-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:01 +0000 A new type of germanium superconductor could allow classical and quantum chips to be built into one device, creating better and more reliable quantum computers. 2501762-germanium-superconductor-could-help-build-reliable-quantum-computers|2501762 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500442-analogue-computers-could-train-ai-1000-times-faster-and-cut-energy-use/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:44 +0000 Computers built with analogue circuits promise huge speed and efficiency gains over ordinary computers, but normally at the cost of accuracy. Now, an analogue computer designed to carry out calculations that are key to AI training could fix that 2500442-analogue-computers-could-train-ai-1000-times-faster-and-cut-energy-use|2500442 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2501085-teenager-builds-advanced-robot-hand-entirely-from-lego-pieces/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:05 +0100 A four-fingered robotic hand built from Lego Mindstorms pieces can push, pull and grip with almost as much force as a leading 3D-printed hand 2501085-teenager-builds-advanced-robot-hand-entirely-from-lego-pieces|2501085 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500381-tweaked-lithium-ion-battery-can-be-pierced-without-catching-fire/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:00:21 +0100 Lithium-ion batteries are prone to catching fire when damaged, but a simple change of electrolyte material can put a stop to the vicious chemical cycle that causes the problem 2500381-tweaked-lithium-ion-battery-can-be-pierced-without-catching-fire|2500381 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500913-google-says-its-quantum-computer-can-reveal-the-structure-of-molecules/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:00:26 +0100 A new quantum computing protocol may be able to augment a standard technique for understanding molecules in chemistry, biomedicine and materials science 2500913-google-says-its-quantum-computer-can-reveal-the-structure-of-molecules|2500913 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500981-colour-e-paper-screen-offers-high-res-video-with-low-energy-use/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:00:01 +0100 Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique that lets such screens display video while minimising energy usage 2500981-colour-e-paper-screen-offers-high-res-video-with-low-energy-use|2500981 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500600-hand-powered-device-disinfects-drinking-water-with-nanoparticles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:31:46 +0100 Turning the crank on a simple device filled with nanoparticles can remove serious pathogens from water in seconds, making it suitable for areas without electricity 2500600-hand-powered-device-disinfects-drinking-water-with-nanoparticles|2500600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499714-what-makes-a-quantum-computer-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:11 +0100 Claims that one quantum computer is better than another rest on terms like quantum advantage or quantum supremacy, fault-tolerance or qubits with better coherence – what does it all mean? Karmela Padavic-Callaghan sifts through the noise 2499714-what-makes-a-quantum-computer-good|2499714 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835650-300-if-you-love-ai-youll-love-ken-lius-new-cyberpunk-thriller/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0100 In Ken Liu's All That We See or Seem, a once-famous hacker must find a missing dream-weaver. One for AI fans, but it didn't quite work for Emily H. Wilson mg26835650-300-if-you-love-ai-youll-love-ken-lius-new-cyberpunk-thriller|2499856 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500558-nightmare-calculation-may-be-too-tricky-for-even-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:01:12 +0100 Quantum computers hold great potential for solving many problems more quickly or efficiently than conventional computers, but researchers are starting to identify where they could falter 2500558-nightmare-calculation-may-be-too-tricky-for-even-quantum-computers|2500558 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500460-record-breaking-chip-sidesteps-moores-law-by-growing-upwards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:00:15 +0100 A new chip design includes 41 vertical layers of semiconductor and insulator materials, which allow it to outrun the limits of miniaturisation 2500460-record-breaking-chip-sidesteps-moores-law-by-growing-upwards|2500460 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500422-theres-a-simple-way-we-could-drastically-cut-ai-energy-use/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:00:27 +0100 If users chose the most efficient model each time they performed a task with AI, researchers calculate it would slash energy consumption by more than a quarter 2500422-theres-a-simple-way-we-could-drastically-cut-ai-energy-use|2500422 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835650-100-digital-id-cards-could-be-a-disaster-in-the-uk-and-beyond/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0100 The British government isn't the only one looking to introduce digital ID cards. There is so much to worry about here, not least the threat of hacks, says Annalee Newitz mg26835650-100-digital-id-cards-could-be-a-disaster-in-the-uk-and-beyond|2499854 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499738-the-ai-bubble-is-heading-towards-a-burst-but-it-wont-be-the-end-of-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:08:49 +0100 Economists, bankers and even the boss of OpenAI are warning of a rapidly inflating AI bubble. If and when it bursts, what will happen to the technological breakthroughs of the past few years? 2499738-the-ai-bubble-is-heading-towards-a-burst-but-it-wont-be-the-end-of-ai|2499738 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499731-chatbots-work-best-when-you-speak-to-them-with-formal-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:00:38 +0100 Are you terse and informal when speaking to an AI chatbot? If so, you might be getting worse answers than if you used more formal language 2499731-chatbots-work-best-when-you-speak-to-them-with-formal-language|2499731 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499634-robotic-underwater-glider-sets-out-to-circumnavigate-the-globe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 10 Oct 2025 01:30:02 +0100 Redwing, a robotic submarine about the size of a surfboard, is embarking on a five-year journey that will follow the famed explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage around the world 2499634-robotic-underwater-glider-sets-out-to-circumnavigate-the-globe|2499634 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499063-memory-chips-just-10-atoms-thick-could-vastly-increase-capacity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:00:29 +0100 A memory chip just 10 atoms thick has been tested in a lab and integrated into conventional chips, demonstrating a technology that could improve the capacity of our devices 2499063-memory-chips-just-10-atoms-thick-could-vastly-increase-capacity|2499063 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2498478-should-we-worry-ai-will-create-deadly-bioweapons-not-yet-but-one-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:00:38 +0100 AI tools are being used to design proteins and even viruses, leading to fears these could eventually be used to evade bioweapon controls 2498478-should-we-worry-ai-will-create-deadly-bioweapons-not-yet-but-one-day|2498478 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2497900-how-to-fix-the-web-according-to-the-man-who-invented-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:00:38 +0100 Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, revolutionising modern life. But it isn't without its dark side... 2497900-how-to-fix-the-web-according-to-the-man-who-invented-it|2497900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2497439-device-with-6100-qubits-is-a-step-towards-largest-quantum-computer-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:00:38 +0100 An array of 6100 ultracold caesium atoms controlled by lasers is the largest collection of qubits ever assembled, and researchers hope they can soon turn it into the world's most advanced quantum computer 2497439-device-with-6100-qubits-is-a-step-towards-largest-quantum-computer-yet|2497439 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2497207-what-visiting-a-virtual-nightclub-revealed-about-human-interaction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:10:28 +0100 New Scientist visits a virtual nightclub to get remarkable insight into human interaction 2497207-what-visiting-a-virtual-nightclub-revealed-about-human-interaction|2497207 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2496944-quantum-computers-have-finally-achieved-unconditional-supremacy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:00:46 +0100 For the first time, researchers have mathematically proven that a quantum computer needs less computational power to solve a particular task than an ordinary computer, in a way that can never be beaten 2496944-quantum-computers-have-finally-achieved-unconditional-supremacy|2496944 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2496013-quantum-computers-are-finally-on-the-verge-of-being-useful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:29 +0100 Two experiments with different quantum computers showcase their growing ability to simulate materials and quantum matter that have so far proven elusive in the lab 2496013-quantum-computers-are-finally-on-the-verge-of-being-useful|2496013 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2496133-around-one-third-of-ai-search-tool-answers-make-unsupported-claims/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:00:38 +0100 AI tools including Perplexity and Open AI’s GPT-4 often provide one-sided answers to contentious questions, and don’t back up their arguments with reliable sources 2496133-around-one-third-of-ai-search-tool-answers-make-unsupported-claims|2496133 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2496252-modular-nuclear-reactors-sound-great-but-wont-be-ready-any-time-soon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:46:47 +0100 The UK government has announced a raft of tiny nuclear power projects, while Russia, China and a host of tech giants are also betting big on small nuclear reactor designs. Does the idea make sense and can they really be built any time soon? 2496252-modular-nuclear-reactors-sound-great-but-wont-be-ready-any-time-soon|2496252 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495997-stealth-radio-hides-signal-in-background-noise-to-protect-drone-pilots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:00:57 +0100 As drones have risen to prominence on the battlefield, so too has electronic warfare, in which adversaries attempt to mask, jam or trace radio signals. Now, a new stealthy radio device could help give people the edge, letting them fly drones without detection 2495997-stealth-radio-hides-signal-in-background-noise-to-protect-drone-pilots|2495997 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495758-dna-cassette-tape-can-store-every-song-ever-recorded/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:00:34 +0100 By combining the information storage capabilities of DNA with a design inspired by a cassette tape, researchers have created a storage medium that can hold 36 petabytes of data 2495758-dna-cassette-tape-can-store-every-song-ever-recorded|2495758 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495333-no-ai-isnt-going-to-kill-us-all-despite-what-this-new-book-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:09:33 +0100 The arguments made by AI safety researchers Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares in If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies are superficially appealing but fatally flawed, says Jacob Aron 2495333-no-ai-isnt-going-to-kill-us-all-despite-what-this-new-book-says|2495333 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495375-quantum-router-could-speed-up-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:45:04 +0100 A device made from superconducting qubits could prove a powerful technology for enabling practical quantum computing or more experimental propositions like quantum machine learning 2495375-quantum-router-could-speed-up-quantum-computers|2495375 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735590-500-is-neuromancers-cyberpunk-dystopia-still-thrilling-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0100 When it was first published in 1984, William Gibson's Neuromancer transformed sci-fi and instantly birthed the cyberpunk genre. Ahead of an upcoming TV adaptation, Emily H. Wilson revisits the prophetic novel to see if it stands the test of time mg26735590-500-is-neuromancers-cyberpunk-dystopia-still-thrilling-in-2025|2494377 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735590-300-nick-clegg-says-nothing-at-all-in-new-book-how-to-save-the-internet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0100 During his time as a Meta executive, Nick Clegg witnessed some of the biggest decisions to ever affect the online world. But this collection of tired tropes offers little insight, says Chris Stokel-Walker mg26735590-300-nick-clegg-says-nothing-at-all-in-new-book-how-to-save-the-internet|2494375 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495072-liquid-crystal-lenses-could-make-better-bifocal-glasses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 04 Sep 2025 22:07:43 +0100 A prototype of bifocal eyeglasses uses liquid crystals and electric fields to switch between modes that aid in nearby and distance vision 2495072-liquid-crystal-lenses-could-make-better-bifocal-glasses|2495072 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735592-900-we-have-let-down-teens-if-we-ban-social-media-but-embrace-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Governments are looking to ban social media for children but can't get enough of AI – a technology parents are far less equipped to deal with mg26735592-900-we-have-let-down-teens-if-we-ban-social-media-but-embrace-ai|2494578 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494821-3d-printing-could-make-it-easier-to-make-large-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:00:39 +0100 As quantum computers get larger, they may become truly useful – 3D-printing a key component of some quantum computers may make it easier to build larger arrays of qubits to make them more powerful 2494821-3d-printing-could-make-it-easier-to-make-large-quantum-computers|2494821 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494319-why-are-weather-forecasting-apps-so-terrible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:22 +0100 Weather apps regularly differ in their predictions for the same location – why is it so hard to predict local forecasts, and where can we get the best weather information? 2494319-why-are-weather-forecasting-apps-so-terrible|2494319 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494224-will-australias-social-media-ban-really-keep-teenagers-safe-online/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:00:14 +0100 Social media platforms will soon have to exclude children under 16 in Australia, but there are doubts over how age verification tools will work – and whether this is the right approach to deal with online harms 2494224-will-australias-social-media-ban-really-keep-teenagers-safe-online|2494224 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494141-light-based-ai-image-generator-uses-almost-no-power/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:00:27 +0100 A system that generates images by inducing random fluctuations in a laser beam could slash energy use compared with standard AI tools 2494141-light-based-ai-image-generator-uses-almost-no-power|2494141 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2493756-3d-printed-electronics-can-dissolve-in-water-for-quick-recycling/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:15:35 +0100 Electronic devices that dissolve in water could make it easier to create and recycle technology prototypes – and they could even inspire more sustainable commercial devices 2493756-3d-printed-electronics-can-dissolve-in-water-for-quick-recycling|2493756 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2493542-us-military-wants-to-secure-the-internet-by-making-it-more-quantum/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:00:21 +0100 The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has assembled a team of researchers to make communication networks more secure by injecting them with quantumness 2493542-us-military-wants-to-secure-the-internet-by-making-it-more-quantum|2493542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2493459-another-quantum-computer-reached-quantum-advantage-does-it-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:00:44 +0100 A quantum computer that uses particles of light took about two dozen microseconds to complete a calculation that may take trillions of trillions of trillions of years on the world’s best supercomputers 2493459-another-quantum-computer-reached-quantum-advantage-does-it-matter|2493459 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735570-100-im-a-cyclist-will-the-arrival-of-robotaxis-make-my-journeys-safer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Inveterate cyclist Matt Sparkes, who has been knocked off his bike by human-driven cars several times, wonders if the arrival of driverless cars in London is a good thing - or a bad one mg26735570-100-im-a-cyclist-will-the-arrival-of-robotaxis-make-my-journeys-safer|2492912 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735571-600-we-need-to-establish-free-internet-access-as-a-standalone-human-right/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Free and unimpeded internet access is no longer a convenience or a luxury. It is high time it was made a human right enshrined in law, says philosopher Merten Reglitz mg26735571-600-we-need-to-establish-free-internet-access-as-a-standalone-human-right|2492939 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492865-nasa-and-ibm-built-an-ai-to-predict-solar-flares-before-they-hit-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:00:54 +0100 An AI model trained on years of data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory can predict the sun’s future appearance and potentially flag dangerous solar flares 2492865-nasa-and-ibm-built-an-ai-to-predict-solar-flares-before-they-hit-earth|2492865 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492984-ai-generated-responses-are-undermining-crowdsourced-research-studies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:00:40 +0100 Many answers to online research questions show signs of being generated by AI chatbots, raising doubts about the validity of behavioural data collected this way 2492984-ai-generated-responses-are-undermining-crowdsourced-research-studies|2492984 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2490598-how-ai-poisoning-is-fighting-bots-that-hoover-data-without-permission/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:00:24 +0100 The web is awash with bots that scrape data without permission. Now content creators are poisoning the well of artificial intelligence – but similar technology can also be used to spread misinformation 2490598-how-ai-poisoning-is-fighting-bots-that-hoover-data-without-permission|2490598 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492799-it-is-impossible-to-build-a-practical-quantum-broadcaster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:00:20 +0100 A quantum broadcasting system would end up sending slightly different information to every receiver – and efforts to sidestep this problem are too inefficient for practical use 2492799-it-is-impossible-to-build-a-practical-quantum-broadcaster|2492799 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492364-jacket-that-gets-thinner-when-you-sweat-could-help-avoid-overheating/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:00:39 +0100 A material made from bacterial cellulose alters its insulating properties in dry and moist conditions, which could help you stay a comfortable temperature whatever the weather 2492364-jacket-that-gets-thinner-when-you-sweat-could-help-avoid-overheating|2492364 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492170-tiny-discs-can-levitate-in-the-upper-atmosphere-using-sunlight-alone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:00:22 +0100 A physics phenomenon discovered 150 years ago allows tiny objects to levitate using just sunlight – and now it could enable swarms of sensors to explore part of Earth’s long-neglected upper atmosphere 2492170-tiny-discs-can-levitate-in-the-upper-atmosphere-using-sunlight-alone|2492170 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492232-gpt-5s-modest-gains-suggest-ai-progress-is-slowing-down/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:40:15 +0100 OpenAI’s latest large language model has achieved seemingly underwhelming improvements in performance, leading to questions about whether the AI industry can make significant advancements with its current designs 2492232-gpt-5s-modest-gains-suggest-ai-progress-is-slowing-down|2492232 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492104-social-media-toxicity-cant-be-fixed-by-changing-the-algorithms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:00:27 +0100 Experiments involving AI chatbots interacting on a simulated social media platform suggest efforts to design out antagonistic user behaviour will not succeed 2492104-social-media-toxicity-cant-be-fixed-by-changing-the-algorithms|2492104 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2490782-universal-detector-spots-ai-deepfake-videos-with-record-accuracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:00:32 +0100 A new detection tool can accurately spot deepfake videos featuring any AI manipulation, from face swaps to completely synthetic AI-generated content 2490782-universal-detector-spots-ai-deepfake-videos-with-record-accuracy|2490782 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2490861-the-way-we-train-ais-makes-them-more-likely-to-spout-bull/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:00:42 +0100 The tendency for AIs to give misleading answers may be in part down to certain training techniques, which encourage models to prioritise perceived helpfulness over accuracy 2490861-the-way-we-train-ais-makes-them-more-likely-to-spout-bull|2490861 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735540-200-how-invisibility-cloaks-could-make-us-disappear-at-least-from-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper reveals how invisibility cloaks could become mainstream mg26735540-200-how-invisibility-cloaks-could-make-us-disappear-at-least-from-ai|2489890