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Laughter reveals how we use AI at home

Voice assistants such as Alexa are often marketed as smart tools that streamline everyday life. But once the technology moves into people's homes, interest quickly fades. This is shown by new research ...
CNN

Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research

The Trump administration announced Thursday that human fetal tissue derived from abortions can no longer be used in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The policy, long urged by anti ...
The Verge

Arduino’s UNO Q is already getting some upgrades.

The original version of the UNO Q paired Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRB2210 processor with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. A little over three months after it was announced alongside Qualcomm’s acquisition ...
Reuters

China issues draft rules to regulate AI with human-like interaction

BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) - China's cyber regulator on Saturday issued draft rules for public comment that would tighten oversight of artificial intelligence services designed to simulate human ...
NPR

Scientists learn more about how human embryos implant using artificial wombs

Scientists have gotten an unprecedented look at how the human embryo implants in a uterus. They did this by creating very primitive, womb-like environments in the lab. "This is really important work ...
kr-asia

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

Li Xue (left) and Zhao Zhengtou (center), co-founders of StairMed, conduct preoperative planning with Lu Junfeng at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University. The team was preparing for a clinical trial ...
CNBC

Software startup deploys Singapore’s first quantum computer for commercial use

Software firm Horizon Quantum claimed it is the first private company to deploy a commercial quantum computer in Singapore. The deployment also makes it the first quantum software company to deploy ...
Neowin

Microsoft 365 Copilot's Researcher agent can now take action with 'Computer Use'

Microsoft is updating the Researcher agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot with a new "Computer Use" capability to move beyond public web searches. Back in June, Microsoft announced the new Researcher agent ...
SiliconANGLE

Google’s Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can navigate the web like a human

Google LLC has just announced a new version of its Gemini large language model that can navigate the web through a browser and interact with various websites, meaning it can perform tasks such as ...
NPR

Scientists create human eggs in the lab, using skin cells

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...
IEEE

A Human–Computer-Interaction Exploration of Working Memory Using EEG

Abstract: In the context of Electroencephalography (EEG) research, how is Working Memory (WM) leveraged in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)? To address this question, this paper explores how WM is ...