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Suzie Cheikho was fired by her employer Insurance Australia Group (IAG) after the company used keystroke technology to measure the time she worked. Cheikho promptly filed a complaint with Australia’s Fair Work Commission, stating that her…

On Tuesday, Nvidia unveiled a new configuration for its advanced artificial intelligence chips designed to speed generative AI applications. The new version of the Grace Hopper Superchip is increasing the amount of high-bandwidth memory…

According to a recent article by Tom Ozimek in The Epoch Times, a California-based EV company has filed for bankruptcy. Proterra made electric buses and parts for EVs and cited macroeconomic headwinds for its status. It is attempting to…

China has issued draft rules to oversee the security management of facial recognition technology in the country. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) claims that facial recognition technology will only be used to process facial…

According to a recent article by the BBC, fitness trackers, home security systems, smart speakers, virtual assistants, and baby monitors could be fueling the growing issue of tech-enabled domestic abuse. And, while the article highlights…

Researchers from NIMS and the Tokyo University of Science claim that they have developed the fastest electric double-layer transistor using a highly ion conductive ceramic thin film and a diamond thin film. The transistor could be used to…

Macquarie University engineers invented a new technique to make the manufacture of nanosensors less carbon-intensive, much cheaper, more efficient, and more versatile. Treating each sensor with a single drop of ethanol replaces…

In the not-too-distant future (likely not next Sunday, AD), Apple's Siri will use motion detection to read lips, eliminating the use of a microphone. It seems that it’s more difficult for Siri to accurately understand spoken commands, so…

Meta's fighting against Canada's law requiring it to negotiate with, and pay, news publishers for content. Meta is blocking all news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada within the next few weeks. Canada’s Online News Act is…

A study at UCR's Bourns College of Engineering relied on 60 queries sent to both entities. They focused on dementia, given that six million Americans are impacted by Alzheimer's disease or a related condition. Half of the queries submitted…

NASA lost contact with Voyager 2 on July 21st after flight commanders sent an order that tilted the probe's antenna away from Earth, making it impossible to send and receive commands and data. Mission control tilted the antenna a mere 2%.…

Excess heat from electronic or mechanical devices can cause inefficient performance. Using embedded sensors to monitor heat flow can help alter device behavior or designs to improve efficiency. For the first time, researchers exploited a…

There's a barrier preventing truly elastic electronic systems needed for advanced human-machine interfaces, artificial skin, smart health care, and more. A Penn State-led research team found a way to stretch around it. Fully elastic…

Although scuba and snorkeling enthusiasts dive with smartwatches that can go to depths of over 100 feet, accurately locating mobile devices underwater is a real challenge. Researchers at the University of Washington have developed the first…

Sony Electronics just announced that its DSC-HX99 RNV kit, a Retinal Projection Camera Kit, is now available. The kit features Sony's DSC-HX99 compact camera and QD Laser's RETISSA NEOVIEWER, which uses laser retinal projection technology.…