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Botto is a 'decentralized AI artist' whose work has fetched millions. As AI improves, its creators may give it fewer guardrails to test its emerging personality.

One fifth of all wine sold worldwide could be fake. Now tech similar to MRI scans and gas-smelling, aroma-analyzing equipment might yield the answer.

The world's first AI-powered automatic litter box dares to ask the question: What does it look like inside the box when my cat poops?

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The electric SUV, the flagship of the Swedish brand, is the most connected and safe car Volvo has ever made. There’s so much to like, but we also have a few gripes.

Despite the correction, the study's authors stand by their conclusions about the risks of certain kitchen utensils.

Truth Terminal started as a techno-modernist art project meant to invite discussion about the applications and potential dangers of autonomous AI agents. Then it took on a life of its own.

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In a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to test their ability to respond to weaponized drones.

These bird feeders come with cameras and connected apps to let you see and learn about the birds in your neighborhood.

A 53-year-old woman was the third to undergo the transplant procedure. Researchers are hoping to monitor the long-term effects.

When your VPN goes down, your online activity can become exposed to snoops. A kill switch for your VPN solves that.

Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money.

The marketing of illegal drugs on open platforms is “gaining prominence,” authorities note, while the number of drug transactions on the dark web has decreased in recent years.

Across the US, sheriffs say they’re willing to do whatever they can to help Donald Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, expel millions of immigrants. Legally, that isn’t much.

The protective proteins in our bodies aren’t just great for fending off infection—they could also fight the effects of getting older.

The man who allegedly shot United Healthcare’s CEO has inspired a seemingly never-ending flood of conspiracy theories about everything from his eyebrows to the number 286.

In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.

From beach days to board meetings, these top totes are designed to protect your valuables, and then some.