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Month: August 2025

Internet

New Instagram location sharing feature sparks privacy fears

August 9, 2025 Tech Xplore

Instagram users are warning about a new location sharing feature, fearing that the hugely popular app could be putting people in danger by revealing their whereabouts without their knowledge.This article was originally published on this […]

Internet

OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting “significant” advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities as a global race over the technology accelerates.This article was originally published on this website.

Internet

Berserkers to bigfoot: Computational folklore explained in 101 seconds

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

Quick: Think of “folklore.” Did images of witches, trolls, goblins or other fairytale creatures and stories populate your mind?This article was originally published on this website.

Math

How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events—and why are they often disputed?

August 7, 2025 Phys Org

Last Sunday, tens of thousands marched across the Sydney Harbor Bridge in support of Gaza. But exactly how many people were there depends on whom you ask.This article was originally published on this website.

Math

Mathematical proof provides new perspectives on the effects of blending

August 7, 2025 Phys Org

What happens when things combine? This question lies at the heart of the Borell-Brascamp-Lieb inequality (BBL), a mathematical relation widely applied across many fields of mathematics, science and beyond.This article was originally published on this […]

Computers

LLMs can match human brain perceptions in everyday scenes

August 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

When we look at the world, our brain doesn’t just recognize objects such as “a dog” or “a car,” it also understands the broader meaning, like what’s happening, where it’s happening, and how everything fits […]

Math

Beyond words: Study maps the cognitive force of metaphor

August 6, 2025 Phys Org

Metaphors are a fundamental aspect of human language and cognition, allowing us to understand complex concepts and relationships by mapping them onto more familiar and concrete domains. However, the nature of metaphors and how they […]

Computers

Anthropic says they’ve found a new way to stop AI from turning evil

August 6, 2025 Tech Xplore

AI is a relatively new tool, and despite its rapid deployment in nearly every aspect of our lives, researchers are still trying to figure out how its “personality traits” arise and how to control them. […]

Internet

New study sheds light on ChatGPT’s alarming interactions with teens

August 6, 2025 Tech Xplore

ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from […]

Internet

Meta says working to thwart WhatsApp scammers

August 5, 2025 Tech Xplore

Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ramping up safeguards against such schemes.This article was originally published on this […]

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