After a paralyzing accident, one man thought he may never be able to talk again. However, an experimental device called BrainGate2 has given him his “voice” back. The man is able to type on a computer screen by imagining the…
NFT stands for "non-fungible token.” It’s a digital work of art, like music, video clips, or a meme. People pay a lot of money to own the original code. Why? It is like owning an original art piece or a…
A new mobile assistant could be coming soon to cell phones near you. Two creators of Apple's popular mobile assistant, Siri, have introduced a new assistant named Viv. Like Siri, Viv uses artificial intelligence (AI) to answer a variety of questions. However,…
Much of the information on our computers and smart phones is saved to "the cloud," or huge data centers. These centers are usually built in remote areas, and they have one major problem: Running them creates a lot of heat. The servers have to…
What would it be like to live in a smart house? When you come home, the lights turn on for you. The air temperature adjusts automatically to meet your preferences. Even your house plant alerts you that it needs to be watered.…
Behind just about anything you do on a computer is a set of instructions called source code. People who know how to write that code are becoming increasingly valuable in the 21st century. That's why President Barack Obama and Vice President…
What makes calculations faster than any other machine in the world? A supercomputer! Google is developing what could be the world’s next supercomputer. It isn’t an easy task. Google’s supercomputer deals with quantum computing, a science so new that even…
The Internet may soon become a cyber toll road. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is pushing new rules allowing heavier Internet regulation. The FCC believes the government should be more aware of what is happening on the World Wide Web.…
Women make up only 18 percent of computer science graduates in the United States, and the disparity between the number of male and female students is an issue that industry leaders have puzzled over for years. A recent influx of…
A brain-computer interface has allowed a 23-year-old quadriplegic man to move his hands again. Unlike previous technologies, the system, called Neurobridge, does not use robotic arms. Instead, the man’s hands respond directly to his thoughts. A computer chip implant in…