Facial recognition technology needs stricter regulation

<strong>Letters: </strong>The rapid expansion of biometric surveillance raises serious concerns about accuracy and ethics,

Tell us about your best Reddit moment

As Reddit celebrates its 20th birthday at the end of the month, we’d like

Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding

Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts

Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research,

Sotheby’s to Auction a Ceratosaurus, With Millions and More on the Line

The 150-million-year-old specimen is valued at up to $6 million by Sotheby’s. Some paleontologists

Liverpool is crypto capital of UK, survey finds

Research reveals 13% of residents regularly invest in cryptocurrency and check stocks, more than

Episode four: the ambush

The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, recalls the moment that he and others

Makers of air fryers and smart speakers told to respect users’ right to privacy

Information Commissioner’s Office takes action as people report feeling powerless over data gathering at

23andMe’s founder wins bid to regain control of bankrupt DNA testing firm

Anne Wojcicki made $305m bid for firm, which has lost customers since declaring bankruptcy,

Meta sacrifices a heap of money at the altar of AI

The magnitude of Meta’s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI

UK government rollout of Humphrey AI tool raises fears about reliance on big tech

Critics question speed and scale of embedding AI into public sector when debate rages

Hey AI! Can ChatGPT help you to manage your money?

We asked a chatbot some common finance questions – and then ran its responses

Workers in UK need to embrace AI or risk being left behind, minister says

Peter Kyle calls on employees and businesses to act now to get to grips

Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.

A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population

Traveling the Cosmos With Carter Emmart, One Last Time

For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum

Shining a Light on the World of Microproteins

From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now.

Each Person Has a Unique ‘Breath Print,’ Scientists Find

Every breath you take, they really may be watching you.

Google DeepMind and National Hurricane Center Join on New A.I. Model

The National Hurricane Center will experiment with the company’s DeepMind program to enhance the

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Breaking news, videos and photos on space and astronomy, including NASA, SpaceX, black holes,

Australia has ‘no alternative’ but to embrace AI and seek to be a world leader in the field, industry and science minister says

Tim Ayres says the Albanee government will focus on legislation and regulation but that