Technology

AI apps can help autistic people practice social skills. But algorithms are no substitute for human relationships, experts say

Vaccine misinformation on social media, smartphone addiction in teens and more are discussed in this week’s news roundup.

A technology meant to help severely premature infants raises questions of inequity and may someday threaten parents’ rights to make decisions

Emerging AI services present scenarios that could challenge the laws over rights to a persona

Inspired by headphone technology, silk sewn with a vibrating fiber acts as a lightweight sound barrier

Wearing earplugs, hearing aids and earphones can make your own voice sound booming, but a new design dampens the din

Experiments with optical illusions have revealed surprising similarities between human and AI perception

Warming temperatures are likely to mean that more of your plane ride will have rocky conditions, creating potentially dangerous situations

Autonomous and AI-enabled systems increasingly rely on optical and radio frequency sensors and significant computer power. They face growing vulnerabilities from directed-energy laser and microwave weapons

A first-of-a-kind AI system enables a person with paralysis to communicate in two languages

Lumina Probiotic has said a genetically modified microbe could prevent cavities. Experts, though, have safety concerns

Puzzling Havana Syndrome injuries that have afflicted U.S. diplomats may have a more complicated explanation than solely pulsed microwaves or mass psychology