More than 10,000 Starlink satellites currently orbit the Earth. We see them crawling across dark skies, no matter …
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TVs Keep Getting More Pixels — but We Are Approaching the Limits of What Our Eyes Can Actually See
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesI remember sitting very close to the TV as a child and seeing that the image was made …
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Your Smart Home Can Be Easily Hacked. New Safety Standards Will Help, but Stay Vigilant
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn a quiet suburban street, a modern Australian home wakes before its owners do. The lights turn on …
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It’s Tempting to Offload Your Thinking to AI. Cognitive Science Shows Why That’s a Bad Idea
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWith so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks …
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Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’: Why Laser Weapons Are No Longer Science Fiction
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAs conflict escalates following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory strikes, reports have …
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How China Is Betting Cheap AI Will Get the World Hooked on Its Tech
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs …
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Woolworths’ AI Agent Rambled About Its ‘Mother.’ It’s a Sign of Deeper Problems With the Tech Rollout
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesRecently, some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) …
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Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading …
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Humanoid Home Robots Are on the Market — but Do We Really Want Them?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLast year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed …
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The ‘Doorman Fallacy’: Why Careless Adoption of AI Backfires So Easily
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming commonplace, despite statistics showing that only approximately 7% to 13% (depending on …