Science & Technology

Meta Reports 20 Million Daily User Decline Amid Internet Disruptions and International Restrictions ——————————- In its latest financial report, Meta announced a significant drop in daily active users across its platforms. This trend, coupled with revenue growth, has raised concerns…

Oscars moves to forbid human actors, writers, from fully AI-made works ————————— The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new rules requiring acting and writing to be performed by humans, effectively disqualifying fully AI-generated works from Oscar consideration.…

Agentic AI Set to Transform Tax Tools, Professional Workflows by 2026, Report Finds —————————————– Advancements in artificial intelligence are rapidly reshaping tax and accounting tools, with “agentic AI” expected to play a central role in professional workflows by 2026, according…

UK Researchers Develop New Tool to Predict Who Is Most at Risk from Obesity‑Related Diseases ——————————————————— UK scientists have created a new predictive health tool designed to pinpoint which people are most likely to develop serious obesity‑related conditions, offering potential…

AI‑Driven Abuse Escalates Against Women Journalists, Report Finds ————————— A new global study published ahead of World Press Freedom Day reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) is intensifying online abuse against women journalists and media workers, making harassment more frequent, sophisticated…

Researchers Warn Advanced AI Bots Could Manipulate Public Opinion and Undermine Democracy ——————————– A growing body of research has raised alarms about the emergence of advanced artificial intelligence bots capable of imitating human behavior online and influencing public discourse at…

Astronomers Spot Rare Exoplanet System with Rapidly Changing Orbits ————————————– Astronomers have discovered a highly unusual planetary system around the star TOI‑201, located about 370 light‑years from Earth, where the orbits of its planets are evolving swiftly — a phenomenon…

Humanoid Robots Deployed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Move Passenger Luggage Amid Labor Shortages ——————————————- Japan Airlines (JAL) has begun a trial of humanoid robots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, marking the first project of its kind in the country to…

AI anxiety reshapes college majors as students seek ‘future-proof’ careers ———————————— Rising concern over the impact of artificial intelligence on the job market is prompting college students to reconsider their academic paths, with many shifting away from technical fields in…

Pope stresses atomic energy must only be used for peace ——————————- Pope Leo XIV marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster with an appeal for atomic energy only to be used for peaceful purposes, Arab News reported. The…