Growth of extended reality tech means new “enhanced” regulation needed to protect people’s privacy
The growth of extended reality technology means new enhanced measures are needed to protect people’s privacy, a new study says....
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Mental health app could help prevent depression in young people at high risk
A cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are...
Clean technology mandates can slash prices and carbon emissions to spark cascade of positive tipping points
Governments can start a global cascade of “positive tipping points” to cut prices and carbon emissions by using mandates to...
Opinion: Major internet outages are getting bigger and occurring more often
At 9.30am on the 19 July, 2024, I received an automated text alert from the IT Services team at the...
AI found to boost individual creativity – but results in less varied content
Stories written with AI assistance have been deemed to be more creative, better written and more enjoyable. A new study...
University of Exeter to lead groundbreaking international cyber law project
Experts from the University of Exeter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan,...
Clear guidelines needed for synthetic data to ensure transparency, accountability and fairness study says
Clear guidelines should be established for the generation and processing of synthetic data to ensure transparency, accountability and fairness, a...
Government’s approach to realising benefits of AI assessed in new report
A new report on the UK government’s use of AI offers insight into accelerating its adoption and overcoming the barriers...
Short corrective comments can help social media user to spot false information, study shows
Short and simple comments from ordinary social media users can help others online to spot fake news, a new study...