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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters
Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday.This post was originally published on this site
Month: January 2026
Phys.org - Political Science
Radicalism, extremism, fundamentalism: International study finds numerous commonalities—and certain differences
From a social sciences perspective, people with radical, extremist, or fundamentalist attitudes are similar in some respects: In most cases, they are younger and less educated men who feel that they are not taken seriously […]
TechXplore - Consumer Gadgets
Q&A: Ethical, legal and social issues—what does it take for new technology to be accepted?
How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or “ELSI” for short, and research on these issues […]
TechXplore - Telecom
GNSS-only method delivers stable positioning for autonomous vehicles in urban areas
Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are vital for positioning autonomous vehicles, buses, drones, and outdoor robots. Yet its accuracy often degrades in dense urban areas due to signal blockage and reflections.This post was originally published […]
TechXplore - Consumer Gadgets
Is an under-16 social media ban the right course?
Dr. Victoria Nash, associate professor and senior policy fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, researches the governance challenges of digital technologies, with a particular focus on online safety, content moderation and platform regulation.This post was […]
Phys.org - Political Science
Climate adaptation may ease migration pressures in Africa
Africa confronts escalating internal migration and displacement crises fueled by intensifying climate hazards—particularly prolonged droughts—and persistent armed conflicts, which compound vulnerabilities across the continent.This post was originally published on this site
TechXplore - Telecom
Engineers invent wireless transceiver that rivals fiber-optic speed
A new transceiver invented by electrical engineers at the University of California, Irvine boosts radio frequencies into 140-gigahertz territory, unlocking data speeds that rival those of physical fiber-optic cables and laying the groundwork for a […]
Phys.org - Political Science
New tools measure ‘woke’ attitudes on both left and right political spectrums
Oskari Lahtinen, Senior Researcher at the INVEST Research Flagship Center at the University of Turku in Finland, has developed validated tools for studying “woke” attitudes on both the political left and the political right.This post […]
TechXplore-Technology
Solar-powered desalination system overcomes widespread salt-clogging barrier
Monash University and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination prototype that can produce safe drinking water continuously, overcoming a major technical barrier that has limited many existing systems.This post was […]
TechXplore-Internet
Google offers users option to plug AI mode into their photos, email for more personalized answers
Google is leveraging its artificial intelligence technology to open a new peephole for its dominant search engine to tailor answers that draw upon people’s interests, habits, travel itineraries and photo libraries.This post was originally published […]