The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of today's electric vehicles.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-electric-vehicles-safer-occupants-necessarily.html
Electric bicycle rebates have exploded in popularity in North America as transportation planners try to get people out of their cars and into healthier, more climate-friendly alternatives. Howeve...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-bike-incentives-worth-investment.html
Interactions with voice technology, such as Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and Google Assistant, can make life easier by increasing efficiency and productivity. However, errors in generating and u...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-explores-african-american-english-speakers.html
The EU on Monday said Apple's operating system for iPads must comply with tougher new rules that Brussels is imposing to rein in the world's biggest digital companies.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-eu-apple-ipad-stricter.html
You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-cybersecurity-spotlight-ransomware-threat-upload.html
Two of the biggest challenges faced by new and potential electric vehicle (EV) drivers are range anxiety and speed of charging, but these shouldn't have to be challenges at all. That is according...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-electric-vehicle-drivers-range-anxiety.html
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video foot...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-ftc-million-refunds-customers-video.html
If you've spent time on Facebook over the past six months, you may have noticed photorealistic images that are too good to be true: children holding paintings that look like the work of professio...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-shrimp-jesus-fake-portraits-ai.html
Saying it does not want to promote negative body comparisons, TikTok is cracking down on posts about disordered eating, dangerous weight-loss habits, and potentially harmful weight-management pro...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-tiktok-content-disordered-dangerous-weight.html
TikTok's swift ascension to the upper echelons of social media is often attributed to its recommendation algorithm, which predicts viewer preferences so acutely it's spawned a maxim: "The TikTok ...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-qa-tiktok-black-algorithm-user.html
Vehicle passengers using VR headsets to pass the time during travel could be set to enjoy games which move at 'ludicrous speed' without experiencing motion sickness, researchers say.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-tech-vr-gamers-ludicrous-motion.html
Citizens will need greater financial support and advice as they make the switch to decarbonized heat sources, research from Cardiff University shows.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-households-transition-green-energy-uk.html
Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company of monopolizing the smartphone market. This makes Apple the last of the U.S.-based ...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-dont-iphone-lawsuit-apple-benefit.html
News policies and broader subsidies are needed to help lower-income buyers afford used electric vehicles, according to a Rutgers study.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-biggest-barrier-vibrant-electric-vehicle.html
Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven-years-old now have a smart phone, a study by the UK communications regulator said on Friday.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-quarter-uk-year-olds-smartphone.html
Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, according to a new University of Michigan-led st...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-climate-residential-rooftop-solar-panels.html
Thinking of buying an electric vehicle but unsure about its resale value? New research finds that while older electric vehicle models depreciate in value faster than conventional gas cars, newer ...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-electric-vehicles-depreciate-faster-gas.html
As more than half of Australian office workers report using generative artificial intelligence (AI) for work, we're starting to see this technology affect every part of society, from banking and ...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-visualizing-1800s-ways-ai-generating.html
Web and mobile services try to understand the desires and goals of users by analyzing how they interact with their platforms. Smartphones, for instance, capture online data from users at a large ...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-wearable-devices-harvest-mountain-personal.html
With superhero movies losing pop culture steam, the next big thing emerging on the horizon is video game flicks. Over the past few years, films and TV shows based on interactive entertainment hav...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-fallout-apocalyptic-video-game-series.html
Samsung regained its position as the top smartphone seller, wresting back the lead from Apple as Chinese rivals close the gap on both market leaders, industry tracker International Data Corporati...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-samsung-smartphone-industry-tracker.html
University of Sydney researchers have used an AI-assisted application to help people write cartoon captions for cartoons published in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-ai-poem-video-funnier.html
As artificial intelligence creeps further into people's daily lives, so do worries about it. At the most alarmist are concerns about AI going rogue and terminating its human masters.
Google Maps is launching new updates that are intended to make finding travel inspiration and local recommendations in your destination easier. Users will start seeing these lists of suggestions ...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-google-unveils-easier.html
Global smartphone shipments rose nearly 8% in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from International Data Corp. It's the third straight quarter of shipment growth and marks the retur...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-global-smartphone-shipments-climb-1st.html
Apple on Thursday promised it would stop a Palestinian flag emoji from being suggested to some iPhone users when they type "Jerusalem" in messages.
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-apple-bug-palestinian-flag-emoji.html
In a world where more and more services and social interaction are based on mobile apps, a smartphone has become close to a necessity. Despite this, some people avoid smartphones and instead use ...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-wont-people-smartphone-difficult.html
Microsoft made a splash when the company announced it would be taking more of its games to other platforms. That means players will see once-exclusive titles such as "Sea of Thieves" on the PlayS...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-grounded-multiplatform-game.html
The estimates of calories burned made by smartphones, smartwatches and other wearable devices vary wildly. That's because these devices lack the sensors required to gather all the information the...
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-thermal-camera-calorie.html
"Privacy. That's iPhone," the slogan proclaims. New research from Aalto University begs to differ.