We have long been familiar with the concept of customer experience, which involves enhancing consumer interactions with firms via digital means. The findings have been varied, with no clear positive outcome. Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor’s new company, Sierra, thinks that AI agents could develop into a crucial technological frontier, …

Launching a series of interviews to highlight female academics and others who have made significant contributions to the AI revolution. Multiple publications are planned for the year to showcase important but overlooked work in the ongoing AI boom. Explore additional profiles here. Irene Solaiman started her professional journey in the …

Dubai boasts numerous impressive engineering projects, with the Palm Jumeirah standing out as one of the most iconic. Construction of the palm-tree-shaped archipelago of artificial islands started in 2001 and has since become a prominent landmark in the city. How was the world’s largest artificial set of islands created, adding …

Italy is planning to construct the world’s longest suspension bridge to link the Italian mainland with Sicily after years of anticipation. Proposed is a bridge spanning approximately 3,300 meters (10,800 feet) across the Strait of Messina, connecting Calabria and Sicily. If constructed, the suspension span would be approximately 60% longer …

In a distant galaxy, George Lucas conceived of a monumental futuristic weapon. He named it the “lightsaber” and gave it to his bravest heroes or his most menacing villains. Three decades later, irrefutable evidence emerged indicating the existence of lightsabers in the universe. How was this information acquired? We placed …

Natural selection shapes all life on Earth. Organisms with the ability to adapt have a higher likelihood of successful reproduction in changing environments. Humans, like other species, exhibit some instances of recent evolution, but there is still much to learn about how natural selection is influencing the human genome. This …

A team of four teens in Hong Kong has developed the tiniest humanoid robot to date. The diminutive device is 11.3 millimeters (0.44 inches) shorter than the previous world record holder, which Pakistani inventor Zain Ahmad Qureshi set in 2022, at 14.1 centimeters (5.55 inches) tall. Aaron Ho Yat Fung, …

It has been discovered that the malfunction affecting iPhone web applications, commonly referred to as progressive web apps (PWAs), in the EU is not caused by a software defect. Apple has addressed concerns raised by developers and media outlets over the loss of functionality of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in …

The maglev train, developed by China as an alternative to the Hyperloop, has just surpassed its previous speed record by reaching speeds of 623 kilometers (387 miles) per hour during a test run on a full-scale track. The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a state-owned aerospace business, is …

Maximizing the energy output of nuclear fusion is a crucial milestone in establishing it as the primary energy source for the future. Thus far, the accomplishment has been limited to a single system – the inertial fusion method used by the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Recent research on a comparable …