A team of cognitive psychologists from the Michigan State University Department of Psychology have received a $860,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to develop assessments for identifying people who are good at performing complex procedural tasks, even under challenging conditions like sleep deprivation and frequent interruptions. “If we develop the right tools, we…
As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote concluded on Monday, market watchers couldn’t help but notice that the company’s stock price was down, perhaps a reaction to Apple’s relatively low-key approach to incorporating AI compared to most of its competitors. Still, Apple Intelligence-based features and upgrades were plentiful, and while some are powered using the company’s privacy and…
DURING a recent summit in Paris, J.D. Vance, America’s vice-president, declared that the world’s most powerful artificial-intelligence (AI) systems would be developed in America with “American-designed and manufactured chips”. That is a lofty ambition, for although America leads the world when it comes to designing AI chips, it long ago ceded its position as the…
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat. Although heat exhaustion is not usually serious – as long as you can cool yourself down – heatstroke is a medical emergency which requires immediate treatment. What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heatstroke? Heat exhaustion happens when…
It’s not you. HDR confuses tons of people. Last year we announced HDR or “High Dynamic Range” photography was coming to our popular photography app, Halide. While most customers celebrated, some were confused, and others showed downright concern. That’s because HDR can mean two different, but related, things. The first HDR is the “HDR mode”…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A first-term House GOP firebrand is arguing that state governors who run afoul of federal immigration laws should be arrested. “I think if they are openly flouting federal law and obstructing federal law enforcement, then that’s something we should consider,” Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, told Fox…
Eric MoodyJun 11, 2025, 12:25 PM ET Close Eric Moody is a writer for fantasy football, men’s and women’s basketball, and sports betting at ESPN. Eric joined ESPN in 2021 after working as a senior fantasy analyst at Pro Football Network. Prior to that, he spent much of his career as a manager at a…
The XB-1 prototype plane in flight, with shark skin material patches stuck on its belly Boom Supersonic A material with microscopic grooves mimicking those of shark skin could help commercial airliners – and even supersonic jets or military aircraft – save on fuel and reduce carbon emissions when cruising through the skies. Commercial and military…
As Israel prepares more waves of attacks on Iran that Donald Trump warned would be “even more brutal”, the Islamic Republic’s leaders have vowed to retaliate. Major General Mohammad Pakpour, Iran’s commander of the Revolutionary Guards, who took office on Friday hours after the assassination of his predecessor, vowed to “open the doors of hell”….
Several key moments in Earth’s history help us humans answer the question, “How did we get here?” These moments also shed light on the question, “Where are we going”? — offering scientists deeper insight into how organisms adapt to physical and chemical changes in their environment. Among them is an extended evolutionary occurrence over 2…
