Is artificial intelligence about to transform the mammogram?
An MIT researcher has devised a radical technique: an AI that can predict breast cancer. But it’s a long climb from the lab to the real world.
By Steven ZeitchikDecember 21, 2021Drones could be enlisted to fight tornados and other climate disasters
There’s a growing push to send unmanned aerial vehicles to help during climate disasters like the Quad-state tornadoes. What exactly can they do?
By Steven ZeitchikDecember 17, 2021Soon when you walk down the street, 3-D creatures could try to sell you something
A new 3-D form of outdoor advertising is slowly taking hold. But experts warn of overload.
By Steven ZeitchikDecember 3, 2021We asked a computer program to imitate Gay Talese’s writing. Then we asked Talese what he thought.
What does one of the most famous journalists of the 20th century think of GPT3?
By Steven ZeitchikNovember 26, 2021All this money pouring into infrastructure should be a boon for high-speed rail, right? Not so fast.
The transit innovation’s time may come. It just will be a bumpy road to get there.
By Steven ZeitchikNovember 19, 2021A Utah company says it revolutionized truth-telling technology. Experts are highly skeptical.
A Utah company claims it has discovered a way to tell if a person is lying by tracking their eye movements. Many are skeptical.
By Steven ZeitchikNovember 15, 2021COP26 is bringing many calls for action. Some are already taking action.
A roundup of some of the innovative ideas that are being suggested to combat climate change.
By Steven ZeitchikNovember 6, 2021What will the world look like when you can be whoever you want in the metaverse?
For all the skepticism Mark Zuckerberg's discussion of the metaverse last week, many Internet visionaries see it as a potential grand result whose benefits and drawbacks should not be ignored.
By Steven ZeitchikNovember 5, 2021Nine years after she died, Whitney Houston is back to entertain you
The show shatters the norms of techno-illusion: A two-minute deep fake is one thing. The dead dancing for us is another.
By Steven ZeitchikOctober 29, 2021What is the ‘metaverse’? Facebook says it’s the future of the Internet.
Microsoft, Facebook and other tech firms increasingly claim to be building a “metaverse” to usher in a new era of interacting online.
By Dalvin BrownOctober 28, 2021The Alec Baldwin shooting has some people calling for only computer-generated gunshots. It’s not as easy as it sounds.
Traditional computer-generated images can achieve some but not all of the effect of a traditional firearm.
By Steven ZeitchikOctober 27, 2021MIT expert on work says any boss who thinks employees will return to offices is dreaming
The author of a prescient book on the workplace tells The Post: "If companies make employees who can do their jobs at home go into the office it will be harder for them to hire, and other companies will benefit."
By Steven ZeitchikOctober 26, 2021A few idealistic Canadians are trying to replant the world’s forests with flying machines
The battle against climate change can be waged with sober policymaking, an engaged citizenry and corporate responsibility. It also, it turns out, can be fought by a few hipster Millennials with flying machines.
By Steven ZeitchikOctober 21, 2021Would robot umpires have prevented the Wilmer Flores Giants-Dodgers controversy?
And should we?
By Steven ZeitchikOctober 15, 2021Every movie and TV show could soon be dubbed into any language you want
Choosing languages may soon be as easy as changing the channel. But a lot more could get transformed along the way.
By Steven ZeitchikOctober 15, 2021Crypto tax: ‘MiamiCoin’ has made the city $7 million so far, a potential game-changer for revenue collection
MiamiCoin has generated roughly $7 million for the city since its August launch, and Mayor Francis Suarez said cryptocurrency contributions could one day replace city taxes.
By Dalvin BrownSeptember 30, 2021After IBM failed to sail an autonomous boat across the Atlantic, it’s trying again
Four centuries after the Mayflower reached America, a robotic Mayflower with no humans onboard struggles to retrace its steps.
By Dalvin BrownSeptember 24, 2021Tracking stolen crypto is a booming business: How blockchain sleuths recover digital loot
The crypto market allows hackers and tax evaders to launder money secretively, outside of the traditional banking system. But forensics investigators are getting savvier at mapping activity on blockchains and figuring out who is behind specific accounts.
By Dalvin BrownSeptember 22, 2021Robot vacuums are learning to avoid dog poop. But that’s not all they can see.
iRobot's new robot vacuum uses a front-facing camera and artificial intelligence to deftly maneuver your home. However these tools require more data.
By Dalvin BrownSeptember 14, 2021Burying power lines isn’t the only way to weatherproof the grid
Underground power lines can still experience outages caused by floods. So researchers and power companies are seeking ways to recover quicker.
By Dalvin BrownSeptember 5, 2021