Tesla supercharging station packed in Oak Brook, dead cars line parking lot due to frigid temps
Electric vehicles may be the way of the future, but many EV owners are having trouble dealing with Chicago’s bitterly cold temperatures.
Snapchat allows parents to limit their teens from using app’s ‘My AI’ chatbot feature
The new feature lets parents access their kids privacy settings, while protecting them from harmful content.
Georgia Tech researchers develop computing breakthrough with new semiconductor
The breakthrough by researchers at Georgia Tech could change computing as we know it.
Mom calls out bullies' parents in viral TikTok after daughter's 'knock-off' Stanley cup was mocked at school
Mom and TikToker Dayna Motycka urged parents to teach kids not to make fun of others who don't own name-brand items.
Google lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams amid cost-cutting drive
Google has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures.
NASA to reveal super quiet X-59 supersonic jet
Unlike normal supersonic flights, the X-59 aircraft only creates a sound as loud as a car door closing. NASA describes it as a “gentle sonic thump."
Coldplay's 'Yellow' soars into the Billion Views Club on YouTube, band's 5th video to make list
British rock band Coldplay achieved another milestone as their iconic 2000 breakthrough hit, "Yellow," entered the Billion Views Club on YouTube
AI-powered misinformation considered biggest short-term threat to the world, report finds
AI-powered misinformation and disinformation is emerging as a risk as billions of people in several countries, including the United States, Britain, Indonesia, and India prepare to head to the voting polls this year and next, the report said.
Meta to shield teens on Instagram, Facebook from self-harm, eating disorders content
Meta said Tuesday it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers' accounts on Instagram and Facebook, including posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.
Alaska Airlines cancels all flights on Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft through Jan. 13 after mid-air door blowout
Alaska Airlines canceled all flights aboard Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft through January 13, equating to between 110-150 flights canceled per day.
'No chance of' Moon landing for Peregrine lander after mission-critical spaceflight issues
Astrobotic said the new goal is to get Peregrine as close to lunar distance as possible before it loses power and the ability to maintain a sun-pointing position. The spacecraft carrying NASA science is expected to have enough power through Wednesday.
Apple Vision Pro headset gets official release date
Apple CEO Tim Cook called the headset 'most advanced consumer electronics device ever created'
AI could make wide range of high-skilled jobs 'obsolete,' economist warns
Other experts say AI development to remain largely reliant on humans with STEM background.
Britney Spears' Instagram disappears after comments about music industry
Britney Spears’ Instagram page, which has 43 million followers, has mysteriously disappeared a day after she posted that she would “never return to the music industry.”
Google begins disabling browser cookies: What you need to know
Google has begun phasing out third-party cookies that can track users across the Internet.
Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots
Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will have a special “Copilot key” that launches the software giant’s AI chatbot.
AI brings at least a 5% chance of human extinction, survey of scientists says
As AI continues to evolve, scientists are sharing concerns on what it could mean for humans in the future.
13-year-old gamer becomes first to beat 'unbeatable' Tetris
The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially "beat" the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it.
23andMe blames users for data breach, citing recycled passwords
23andMe is placing the blame on customers who reused login credentials for a cyber incident in which 6.9 million customers' data was exposed.
Two offshore wind turbines will start sending electricity to US grid for the first time
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.