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A study of Arabidopsis thaliana plants found that plants growing together activated genes to protect themselves, while isolated plants did not
Plants growing close to each other can warn each other about stresses in their lives.
Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants were grown on their own or crowded so close together they were touching each other. When all the plants were then stressed...
The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.
The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.
Overuse and pollution must end urgently as no one knows when whole system might collapse, says expert
The world has entered an era of “global water bankruptcy” that is harming billions of people, a UN report has declared.
The overuse and pollution of water must be tackled urgently, the report’s lead author said, because no one knew when the whole system could collapse, with implications for...
Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and family
A pioneering investigation into the impact of restricting social media access for children in the UK has been announced as politicians around the world consider action on the issue.
In December, Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media, with governments...
The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely.
BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman explains.
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
Billions of dollars are trading hands on sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes.
As crypto wealth continues to grow, criminals are mixing sophisticated hacks with deception, and in some cases, real life violence.
A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate.
The company said on Friday that it would start serving ads in the free version of its chatbot over the next several weeks.
Demand from centers that power artificial intelligence has driven up electricity bills, frustrating consumers.
OpenAI is also expanding its cheaper subscription tier, ChatGPT Go, to all countries where it operates.
The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, launched a counter-suit saying she had violated its terms of service.
The pair will host Hanging Out as part of a new entertainment channel they are launching online.
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.
The site’s co-founder speaks to the BBC for the online encyclopedia’s 25th anniversary.
The use of the AI tool to digitally undress women has sparked a backlash as well as intervention from the government and regulator.
A Monzo spokesperson said it had activated a back-up banking service after identifying issues affecting its app.