We're so connected to our smartphones nowadays that even when they're charging, we feel the need to use them. I have a charging cable beside my living room couch so I can fuel my phone while I scroll ...

Apache has released the latest version of the NetBeans cross-platform IDE. Version 30 updates the minimum Java version required to build, test, and run the IDE to JDK 21. There are also updated build ...

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Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...

Multiple Chinese online platforms are openly selling tutorials on how to use AI to generate pornographic videos. For as little as 9.9 yuan ($1.4), users can purchase prompts to feed chatbots and ...

When Jared Hewitt’s co-worker claimed last winter that Hewitt used AI to write an incident report, she did it publicly. “And I work at a day care, so she was berating me in front of children,” he says ...

People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds. The researchers from Mass General Brigham ...

The percentage of teachers who are using artificial intelligence-driven tools in their classrooms nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025, according to data from the EdWeek Research Center. In 2023, a ...

Plants absorb carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere as they grow, and they store some of this carbon as perennial aboveground and belowground biomass throughout their lifetime. Soils and dead ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Emerging research suggests that the more you use AI, the more it may negatively affect your critical thinking skills. But it depends on the tasks you use it for and how you use it. Share on Pinterest ...

As social media continues to rapidly evolve, so do questions about how it impacts health and well-being. Laura Marciano, a former research associate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences ...