New Scientist

Game that reduces dementia risk may clear amyloid from men’s brains

Playing a mental speed-training game seems to help the brain clear a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in men, but may ...

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help ...
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Computer Scientist Finds the Rules for Helpful Robots and AI

Samantha Reig, an assistant professor in the Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences, has been a researcher in the ...

Facebook users keep accidentally posting onto Threads — and Threads users love it.

Threads is full of people who seem to be accidentally crossposting from Instagram or Facebook, like the "This is Richard's ...

Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Finds Its People

The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly ...
techtimes

Anthropic Hires Berkeley CS Chair Jelani Nelson, Signaling New Phase of AI Race

On Wednesday, Jelani Nelson, a professor of theoretical computer science and chair of UC Berkeley's electrical engineering and computer science division, announced he was taking a leave of absence to ...
TMCnet

SIGGRAPH 2026 Explores the Future of Robotics Through Computer Graphics, Simulation, and Creative Expression

Computer graphics and robotics have been converging for years. At SIGGRAPH 2026, that convergence takes center stage as robots learn, move, create, and interact through technologies originally ...
The Next Web

Threads is redesigning its website and finally adding direct messages to the desktop

Summary: Threads head Connor Hayes previewed a redesigned web interface that adds direct messages, a navigation sidebar with shortcuts to saved posts and insights, and a cleaner single-feed layout ...
CoinDesk

Attacking bitcoin mining with a quantum computer would require the energy of a star, academics say

Quantum computers pose a genuine long-term risk to bitcoin, but current fears often conflate wallet vulnerabilities with largely impractical threats to mining. New research finds that a quantum 51% ...
TechCrunch

Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app

Threads already has over 400 million monthly users, but Meta wants to push that number even higher. With the launch of a new Threads feature this week, the company is making it easier for Threads ...
Android Police

Threads is finally beating X, but it's not for the reason you think

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
CNBC

Meta to begin rolling out Threads ads globally

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Wednesday said it will begin to show advertising on its Threads microblogging service to all users globally starting next week. Threads has surpassed more ...