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Month: July 2025

Computers

AI can evolve to feel guilt—but only in certain social environments

July 30, 2025 Tech Xplore

Guilt is a highly advantageous quality for society as a whole. It might not prevent initial wrongdoings, but guilt allows humans to judge their own prior judgments as harmful and prevents them from happening again. […]

Internet

FBI, National Guard assist St. Paul as cyber-attackers force shutdown of Internet-based systems

July 30, 2025 Tech Xplore

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter declared a state of local emergency on July 29 following a days-long cyber attack on the city’s Internet-based computer networks that led the city to call in the FBI and […]

Internet

Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube

July 30, 2025 Tech Xplore

Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from “predatory algorithms.”This article was originally published on […]

Internet

Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1

July 29, 2025 Tech Xplore

If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app’s password management features are no longer usable and that your stored passwords will be inaccessible starting Aug. […]

Internet

UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content

July 25, 2025 Tech Xplore

New UK age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force on Friday, with campaigners hailing them a “milestone” in their years-long battle for stronger regulations.This article was originally published on […]

Math

Comparing baseball greats across eras, who comes out on top?

July 24, 2025 Phys Org

An interdisciplinary study co-authored by researchers from the statistics and history departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign introduces a novel statistical framework for comparing baseball players across different eras.This article was originally published on […]

Internet

Meta launches new teen safety features, removes 635,000 accounts that sexualize children

July 24, 2025 Tech Xplore

Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap.This […]

Internet

Hard labor conditions of online moderators directly affect how well the internet is policed—new study

July 23, 2025 Tech Xplore

Big tech platforms often present content moderation as a seamless, tech‑driven system. But human labor, often outsourced to countries such as India and the Philippines, plays a pivotal role in making judgments that involve understanding […]

Internet

Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warns

July 22, 2025 Tech Xplore

Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding emergency response efforts, a research group said Tuesday.This article was originally published on this website.

Math

Humans beat AI at international math contest despite gold-level AI scores

July 22, 2025 Phys Org

Humans beat generative AI models made by Google and OpenAI at a top international mathematics competition, despite the programs reaching gold-level scores for the first time.This article was originally published on this website.

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