Artificial intelligence (AI)

A new chemistry breakthrough could allow people to use long fingernails on touchscreens, addressing a long-standing usability issue with modern devices. Why Fingernails Don’t Work On Touchscreens Most modern smartphones and tablets use capacitive touchscreens, which rely on tiny electrical fields across the surface of the display. When a conductive object, such as a fingertip,…

OpenAI has closed its Sora video generation app just months after launch, highlighting a gap between technical capability and sustained user demand. What Happened? OpenAI has confirmed it is shutting down both the Sora consumer app and its associated web platform, bringing an end to its short-lived push into AI generated video as a social…

Google has introduced a Gemini-powered dark web intelligence service designed to help organisations identify real cyber threats faster by filtering vast volumes of online criminal activity into relevant, actionable insights. What’s Been The Problem With Dark Web Monitoring? Security teams have long relied on dark web monitoring tools to detect leaked data, stolen credentials and…

New research suggests that the ability to detect AI-generated faces may depend less on intelligence or technical knowledge and more on a fundamental visual skill known as object recognition. A Surprising Predictor Of AI Detection As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly capable of generating realistic images, concerns about deepfakes and digital misinformation have grown rapidly.…

OpenAI has introduced a new feature in ChatGPT that allows users to understand maths and science concepts through interactive visual explanations, turning formulas and equations into dynamic models that can be manipulated in real time. Why? This new capability reflects the growing role of ChatGPT as a learning tool rather than simply a conversational AI…

Security researchers have demonstrated that a healthcare AI chatbot used in a US medical pilot can be manipulated into producing dangerous advice and misleading clinical notes, raising new questions about how safely AI can operate inside real healthcare systems. What Happened? Doctronic is a US telehealth platform built around an AI medical assistant (a medical…

Burger King is piloting OpenAI-powered headsets in 500 US restaurants that analyse drive-thru conversations, coach staff in real time and track hospitality signals such as whether employees say “please” and “thank you”. What Is BK Assistant and How Does It Work? The system, known as BK Assistant, sits inside employee headsets and a connected web…

New research from Pegasystems and YouGov shows that most consumers in the UK and US remain wary of generative AI in customer service, preferring human interaction despite widespread corporate investment in chatbots and automated support. What the Research Found The study, published in February 2026 by Pegasystems Inc., a US-based enterprise AI software company, surveyed…