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July 19, 2024

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Researchers Call for Strengthening Sustainability Regulations in Laws Governing Space Exploration

June 3, 2024 — Researchers call for strengthening existing planetary protection policies beyond the space surrounding Earth to include requirements for preserving the Lunar and Martian ...

AI Poised to Usher in New Level of Concierge Services to the Public

May 23, 2024 — Concierge services built on artificial intelligence have the potential to improve how hotels and other service businesses interact with customers, a new paper ...

Companies May Buy Consumer Genetic Information Despite Its Modest Predictive Power

May 2, 2024 — Genetics can be associated with one's behavior and health -- from the willingness to take risks, and how long one stays in school, to chances of developing Alzheimer's disease and breast cancer. ...

New Study Shows How AI Can Help Us Better Understand Global Threats to Wildlife

Mar. 13, 2024 — Researchers used AI to scour information from websites and social media to map bat hunting and trade. Research found evidence of bat exploitation in 22 countries that had not previously been ...

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Synthetic Data Holds the Key to Determining Best Statewide Transit Investments

June 14, 2024 — Synthetically generated population data can reveal the equity impacts of distributing transportation resources and funding across diverse regions, ...

Aiding the Displaced With Data

June 3, 2024 — In times of crisis, effective humanitarian aid depends largely on the fast and efficient allocation of resources and personnel. Accurate data about the locations and movements of affected people in ...

Cybersecurity Education Varies Widely in US

May 6, 2024 — Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well trained ...

New Privacy-Preserving Robotic Cameras Obscure Images Beyond Human Recognition

Apr. 4, 2024 — In a bid to restore privacy, researchers have created a new approach to designing cameras that process and scramble visual information before it is ...

Can Hunger Be Eradicated by 2030?

Feb. 26, 2024 — World hunger is growing at an alarming rate, with prolonged conflicts, climate change, and COVID-19 exacerbating the problem. In 2022, the World Food Programme helped a record 158 million people. On ...

Study Shows Background Checks Don't Always Check out

Feb. 15, 2024 — New research shows that background checks for employment, housing and more can be highly ...

Artificial Intelligence: Aim Policies at 'Hardware' to Ensure AI Safety, Say Experts

Feb. 15, 2024 — Chips and datacentres -- the 'compute' power driving the AI revolution -- may be the most effective targets for risk-reducing AI policies as they ...

Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Events in People's Lives

Dec. 18, 2023 — Artificial intelligence can analyze registry data on people's residence, education, income, health and working conditions and, with high accuracy, predict life ...

Can AI Be Too Good to Use?

Dec. 12, 2023 — Much of the discussion around implementing artificial intelligence systems focuses on whether an AI application is 'trustworthy': Does it produce useful, reliable results, free of bias, while ...

A 'Fish Cartel' for Africa Could Benefit the Countries, and Their Seas

Nov. 13, 2023 — Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive far less from access to their fisheries on the global market than other countries do from ...

Earlier Headlines

Top IT Industry Managers Are Divided on the Need for Face-to-Face Communication in the Workplace

June 5, 2024 — Many managers are currently seeking a balance between digital and face-to-face communication. A recent study shows that top IT industry managers have different views on when and for what purposes ...

Climate Change Impacts Terrorist Activity

Apr. 4, 2024 — Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new ...

Research Reveals Language Barriers Limit Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Resources

Apr. 1, 2024 — Non-English speaking internet users share the same concern about cyber threats and the same desire for online safety as any other individual. However, they are constrained by a lack of culturally and ...

Job Flexibility and Security Promotes Better Mental Health Among Employees

Mar. 26, 2024 — A new study found that employed adults with greater job flexibility and higher job security were less likely to experience serious psychological distress or anxiety. Greater job flexibility and ...

AI Ethics Are Ignoring Children, Say Researchers

Mar. 21, 2024 — Researchers have called for a more considered approach when embedding ethical principles in the development and governance of AI for ...

Workplace Gossip Can Benefit Employees and Employers

Dec. 13, 2023 — New research shows how some workplace gossip could reduce the likelihood of employee turnover and, as a result, potentially boost an organization's ...

AI Should Be Better Understood and Managed -- New Research Warns

Nov. 2, 2023 — Artificial Intelligence (AI) and algorithms can and are being used to radicalize, polarize, and spread racism and political instability, says an academic. An expert argues that AI and algorithms are ...

Monitoring Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles With Radio Waves

Oct. 30, 2023 — Monitoring whether states are complying with disarmament treaties is not an easy task. An international team has been exploring remote monitoring with the help of two antennas and a couple of ...

Certain Online Games Use Dark Designs to Collect Player Data

Oct. 27, 2023 — The privacy policies and practices of online games contain dark design patterns which could be deceptive, misleading, or coercive to users, according to a new ...

Researchers Urge: It's High Time for Alliances to Ensure Supply Chain Security

Oct. 19, 2023 — Governments and companies emphasize the importance of protecting themselves from disruptions. Yet, they hesitate to share data with each other. But why should they embrace the idea of building a ...

How to Cope When Your Values Clash With Your Co-Workers'

Oct. 10, 2023 — In our increasingly polarized society, more people may find themselves in a workplace where they are one of the few conservatives or few liberals around. A new study found that those whose values -- ...

Not the Usual Suspects: New Interactive Lineup Boosts Eyewitness Accuracy

Oct. 2, 2023 — Allowing eyewitnesses to dynamically explore digital faces using a new interactive procedure can significantly improve identification accuracy compared to the video lineup and photo array procedures ...

Precarious Employment Conditions Can Increase Risk of Early Death

Sep. 1, 2023 — People without a secure job contract can likely reduce their risk of premature death by 20 per cent if they gain permanent employment, a study ...

Effectiveness of Video Gameplay Restrictions Questioned in New Study

Aug. 10, 2023 — Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has ...

A New Weapon in the War on Robocall Scams

Aug. 9, 2023 — The latest weapon in the war on robocalls is an automated system that analyzes the content of unsolicited bulk calls to shed light on both the scope of the problem and the type of scams being ...

Wearables Will Transform Health, but Change Brings Challenges Say Researchers

Aug. 8, 2023 — Wearable technology presents immense opportunities to improve the way we live our lives, but a group of international researchers say the rapidly developing field also brings big ...

Smart Devices: Putting a Premium on Peace of Mind

Aug. 7, 2023 — The White House has announced plans to roll out voluntary labeling for internet-connected devices like thermostats and baby monitors that meet certain cybersecurity standards. A new survey of U.S. ...

Researchers Discuss the Ethical Challenges of Studying DNA from a 18th--19th Century African American Community

Aug. 3, 2023 — A population genetics team recently identified the genetic relationship between over 40,000 23andMe users and a population of enslaved and free African Americans that lived in Catoctin Furnace, ...

World's Largest Association of Computing Professionals Issues Principles for Generative AI Technologies

July 11, 2023 — In response to major advances in Generative AI technologies -- as well as the significant questions these technologies pose in areas including intellectual property, the future of work, and even ...

Internet Access Must Become Human Right or We Risk Ever-Widening Inequality

Apr. 7, 2023 — People around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic ...