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3 scary breakthroughs AI will make in 2024 Although 2023 was a game-changing year for artificial intelligence, it was only the beginning, with 2024 set to usher in a host of scary advancements that may include artificial general intelligence and even more realistic deepfakes.
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History of computers: A brief timeline The history of computers began with primitive designs in the early 19th century and went on to change the world during the 20th century.

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AI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that 'meaningfully limits' the use of this data

By Jess Reia published

A technology policy researcher explores the ethics of implementing AI in current camera surveillance systems.

Artificial Intelligence
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Live Science Today: Meta and Google fined for causing social media addiction and how dogs were our friends for millennia

By Ben Turner published

Daily Roundup Thursday, March 26, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Daily Roundup
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Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What's really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds.

By Drew Turney published

Touted as the next big thing just a few years back, the development of and hype fueling the metaverse have spluttered to a halt. Is it headed for the scrapheap of history?

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Mixed Reality
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AI compressed billions of years of evolution into seconds to create 'Lego-like robots' that can recover even when they lose limbs

By Alan Bradley published

Modular robots are easily expandable, know when they're upside down or stuck, and can march forward across all kinds of terrain.

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Robotics
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Live Science Today: Jensen Huang AGI claim and major leap to reanimation after death

By Ben Turner published

Daily Roundup Tuesday, March 24, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Daily Roundup
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Computing quiz: Can you match these 'ancient' devices to their pictures?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Think you know your technology? Put your computing knowledge to the test by matching classic and modern devices to their images.

Computing
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The first flying taxis could start operating in 2026 — will this new form of transport actually take off?

By Edd Gent published

Flying cars have been on the cusp of a breakthrough for a while, so what's stopping them from taking to the skies?

Electric Vehicles
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An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission

By Roland Moore-Colyer published

Researchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.

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Artificial Intelligence
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New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptops

By Carly Page published

Researchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly to consumer devices.

Artificial Intelligence
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GPS is being weaponized in electronic warfare ‪—‬ and it's putting ships at risk

By Anna Raymaker published

A cybersecurity researcher explores how GPS disruption can happen and its dangerous consequences.

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