Researchers developed a faster, more stable way to simulate the swirling electric fields inside industrial plasmas -- the kind used to make microchips and coat materials. The improved method could ...

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Now that Windows 10 is no longer supported, it's become a more attractive target for hackers. That doesn't mean you need to upgrade right away—here's how to stay protected. When the IBM PC was new, I ...

As AI coding tools become more sophisticated, engineers at leading AI companies are stopping writing code altogether ...

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Does ChatGPT harm critical thinking abilities? A new study from researchers at MIT’s Media Lab has returned some concerning results. The study divided 54 subjects—18 to 39 year-olds from the Boston ...

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The length of a human life is an entry into a larger experiment. Whatever force conducts the experiment asks the question: How many ways can a person try to stay above the surface of their own flaws?