Computing

Some say our gadgets and computers can help improve intelligence. Others say they make us stupid and violent. Which is it?

Even with social media, we max out at 150 real relationships

AI will serve our species, not control it

A neural-network analysis outperforms the method scientists typically use to work out where these tremors will strike

Researchers give AI the ability to simulate the anticipated needs and actions of others

As midterm political campaigns shift into full gear, start-ups are pushing for blockchain-based voting

The guidelines come from the Association for Computing Machinery

Researchers programmed a computer to compare structures and toxic effects of different chemicals, making it possible to then predict the toxicity of new chemicals based on their structural similarity to known ones.  

The Swedish company’s furniture has become something of a benchmark for robotics engineers

Google's new assistant sounds almost scarily human

IoT devices often have weak security, making them prime targets for criminals looking to score digital cash

Marketing algorithms prevent many women from seeing the advertising, even though it’s illegal to target jobs to one gender