OpenAI API Now Enables Developers to Build Voice Agents

Developers can now build fully functional AI-powered voice agents with the OpenAI API, the company announced this week. This major update includes new text-to-speech and speech-to-text models to support seamless integration of voice capabilities into apps. The keynote highlight is an updated text-to-speech engine with better “steerability,” or having developers instruct the AI to respond […]

Yes, AI Can Hallucinate – Just Like Humans Do

When people hear or see something that is not there, we call it a hallucination. But did you know that computer systems based on artificial intelligence are capable of something like that? While they do not dream or see visions, AI technologies can generate false or misleading results that look real. In the tech world, […]

Mysterious Meteorite Fell to Earth From Unknown Planet

Our Solar System can seem like a tidy bunch of planets now, but four billion years ago, it was a collisional cosmic war zone of mayhem and newly forming worlds. Earth itself suffered a violent crash with a sister protoplanet—a collision that formed our Moon—and the remnants of the collision still linger deep in our […]

Cybertruck Owner Claims The Front Steel Panel Detached While Driving

The Tesla Cybertruck has long been touted as a marvel of modern engineering, with a futuristic look and an impressive list of features. Even with its rough-around-the-edges exterior and cutting-edge amenities, however, it seems that not everything is holding together—literally. Where early grievances centered on such issues as poorly aligned panels and subpar build quality, […]

How Taking Control of Our Personal Data Could Protect Us from AI’s Biggest Risks

As we plow headlong into the age of artificial intelligence, there is a uncomfortable fact that we can’t escape: the same digital economy that powered AI now threatens the foundations of our democracy. From AI-fueled disinformation to widespread job replacement and everyday erosion of privacy, the dangers are piling up. International surveys regularly place disinformation […]

New Portable Device Could Help Spot Early Signs of Dementia

Identifying the initial symptoms of dementia has just got a lot easier, thanks to a new hand-held device designed by researchers at the University of Missouri. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is usually the initial warning sign that Alzheimer’s disease or dementia might be looming. Diagnosing it as early as possible is crucial—it provides physicians with […]

Elon Musk to spend less time at DOGE and more time making cars

Elon Musk’s growing involvement with DOGE (a spending reform initiative) is troubling some of his biggest backers that he’s getting too distracted from his core businesses—especially Tesla. “I hope his involvement with DOGE is temporary so that he can focus more on his companies,” investor Chris Tsai said in an interview with The Guardian over […]

Elon Musk says NASA astronauts are stranded in space because of Biden policies

Elon Musk accused the Biden administration of leaving two NASA astronauts floating “for political reasons” in space. He made the accusation during an appearance on one of Sean Hannity’s Fox News shows in which he appeared alongside former President Donald Trump. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were stranded at the International Space Station after […]

Eating more plant-based foods may help you live a longer and healthier life

The new book, Plant Power, by University of Sydney Charles Perkins Center chef Marzio Lanzini and Professor Luigi Fontana, is a no-holds-barred, evidence-based cookbook about what to eat more of to become healthier and live longer. Combining Fontana’s expertise in longevity research with Lanzini’s culinary skills, the book is part of their work in the […]

The Milky Way’s Black Hole Is Bubbling with Light—Here’s Why

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have taken an interesting photo at the heart of our Milky Way: Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole, is always flashing in bursts of light. These dazzling flares, produced by the spinning disk of gas and dust that encircles the black hole, are of every shape and […]

DeepSeek’s Leading AI Model Criticized for Security Flaws

DeepSeek’s large language model, R1, has faced increasing scrutiny over its security weaknesses. While the firm maintains that R1 performs well on reasoning tasks, recent security studies have exposed a number of vulnerabilities that seriously call into question how robust models are against such an attack. Performance versus Security: A Double-Edged Sword DeepSeek-R1 is designed […]

Trump requests the U.S. Supreme Court to postpone the TikTok b@n hearing until he assumes office

With less than a month until the U.S. Supreme Court hears TikTok’s challenge to the government’s b@n on the app, President-elect Donald Trump has stepped in with a request to delay the hearing until after his inauguration later this month. Trump’s legal team is trying to buy time to negotiate a settlement of the issue […]

The misuse of AI for harmful purposes needs to be regulated

The great concern of Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist sometimes called one of the “godfathers of AI,” was immense with the breakneck development in artificial intelligence described as “a potentially very dangerous technology.” He added, “This demands much caution and thoughtful regulation so it can be used responsibly. Professor Hinton, this year’s Nobel Prize […]

ChatGPT vs. Gemini: Which One is Best for You?

The best AI tools available in the market have moved from the realm of science fiction to reality, seamlessly, and become an integral part of everyday life. Among the most well-recognized are ChatGPT and Gemini. The release of ChatGPT toward the end of 2022 marked a milestone in the history of AI as it brought […]

US Supreme Court to Review TikTok Ban Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, challenging a federal law that mandates the sale of TikTok or faces a ban in the United States. This decision comes amid ongoing national security concerns regarding the app’s Chinese ownership and its potential implications for American users’ data privacy. […]

Top best Earbuds for Android Devices in 2025

The Sony WF-1000XM5 true wireless earbuds nail each and every attribute needed: compact, rounded designs provide much comfort and good fits to most ears; active noise cancellation from Sony remains borderline unbeatable with improvements for memory foam eartips and great passive sound isolation. Out of the box, the XM5s have a warm sound profile with […]

Humanoid robots arriving soon, starting with remote-controlled operation

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke the now-famous words to his assistant Thomas Watson over the first telephone call: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Almost a century later, in 1969, the first message over ARPANET-the precursor to the internet-was sent: the letters “LO”, an incomplete attempt to type “LOGIN” before the […]

The Samsung Galaxy S25 has just leaked, accompanied by images of the S25 Plus

Thanks to a recently leaked launch event poster, the rumored January 22 announcement date for the Samsung Galaxy S25 is looking all but certain. This poster, shared by popular leaker Evan Blass, confirms the Galaxy Unpacked event for that date, with an “X” shape formed by what seems to be the corners of four phones. […]