Technology/Science
Is Hurricane Lee a Harbinger of Monster Storms to Come?
Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane. Lee could also be a dreadful harbinger of what is to come ...
Tile, Amazon Face Lawsuit From Stalking Victims Over Tracking Device Product
A tracking device called Tile may be effective in preventing its user from losing keys, a dog or a purse, but it is also a tool used by stalkers, according to two women ...
IBM Sells Weather Business to Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners
International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services ...
ChatGPT Fever Spreads to U.S. Workplace, Sounding Alarm for Some
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and ...
Russia-Linked Hackers Behind Dozens of Microsoft Teams Phishing Attacks
A Russian government-linked hacking group took aim at dozens of global organizations with a campaign to steal login credentials by engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats pretending to be from ...
Developers Working to Determine if AI Chatbot Falsehoods Are Fixable
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn't take long for them to spout falsehoods. Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things ...
Study: Up to 20% of Our Time Wasted on Computer Problems
Though computers have evolved rapidly, users waste up to 20 percent of their time dealing with computer issues, according to a new study released by the University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science ...
New NOAA Hurricane Model Launched
A new hurricane model released last month by NOAA's National Hurricane Center, a division of the National Weather Service, has proved better at predicting rapid intensification. The Hurricane ...