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A deep learning-based framework to detect phishing websites

Most of us will have received a scam email that looks like it has come from our bank or an online store or other company or organization. They can look genuine but usually hidden within are malicious links

The metaverse and its implications for our digital future

When the company formerly known as Facebook announced plans in October to change its name to Meta

GM venture to build North American battery chemical plant

GM is forming a joint venture with Posco Chemical of South Korea to build battery materials plant

Using artificial intelligence to advance energy technologies

Hongliang Xin, an associate professor of chemical engineering and his collaborators have devised a new artificial intelligence framework that can accelerate discovery of materials for important technologies.

UK competition watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy

The United Kingdoms antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebooks acquisition of Giphy.

Twitter bans sharing of photos without consent

Twitter launched new rules Tuesday blocking users from sharing private images of other people.

New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valleys highest profile and politically volatile jobs.

US authorities order new vote in Amazon union bid

US labor authorities on Monday ordered a new vote on whether Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama can form a union.

UK spies seek help from tech firms against cyber threats

Britains spies must give up some of their deep-rooted secrecy and seek help from tech firms to combat fast-moving cyber threats.

Australian government vows to unmask online trolls

Australias government said Sunday it will introduce legislation to unmask online trolls, and hold social media giants like Facebook and Twitter responsible for identifying them.

Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway

A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation.

Researchers suggest battery-powered trains could very soon be economically viable

University of California has found that battery-powered trains could become economical as soon as 2023.

A deep learning method to automatically enhance dog animations

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and University of Bath have recently developed a model based on deep neural networks that could help to improve the quality of animations containing quadruped animals, such as dogs.

A 3D ink made of living cells for creating living structures

Harvard Medical School, has developed a type of living ink that can be used to print living materials.

Two exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star discovered

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of two new exoplanets orbiting an evolved sun-like star

Scientists use machine learning to predict smells based on brain activity in worms

It sounds like a party trick: scientists can now look at the brain activity of a tiny worm and tell you which chemical the animal smelled a few seconds before.

Evidence found of genetic evolution in Europeans over past several thousand years

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has found evidence of natural selection based evolutionary changes to people living in Europe over the past two to three thousand years.

Mosquitoes have a mutual symbiotic relationship with malaria-causing pathogen

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences Laurence J. Zwiebel is part of a team of researchers at Vanderbilt and the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

Under pressure, Apple allows self-repairs to iPhones, Macs

Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long prohibited anyone but company-approved technicians from fiddling with its proprietary parts and software.

COP26: Architectural firm envisions skyscrapers that capture CO2

Architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill gave a presentation last week at COP26 suggesting that skyscrapers of the future could remove more carbon dioxide out of the air than they emit

Virtual visas: Barbados says to open first metaverse embassy

Tiny Caribbean nation Barbados has laid claim to establishing what it says will be the first diplomatic embassy in the metaverse—a virtual reality version of the internet.

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