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Mark Poynting,Climate researcherand Erwan Rivault,Senior data designer Getty Images A new map has unmasked the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice in unprecedented detail, something scientists say could greatly enhance our understanding of the frozen white continent. Researchers used satellite data and the physics of how Antarctica’s glaciers move to work out what the continent might look…

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data potentially being accessed by the Chinese government. As a result, U.S. users have often found themselves caught in the middle of this tension. Earlier this year, the app…

Modern gadgets are all well and good, but sometimes things get more exciting when you enter the realm of fantasy. And the worlds of gaming, TV, and film often feature extremely cool gadgets that we just wish were real, whether it’s an impossible VR headset or a smartphone powered by a ghost. So, every so…

You can watch Ring’s recent Super Bowl ad and see a cute story about dogs being reunited with their families. You can also watch the very same ad and see the seeds being planted for a massively connected, utterly ubiquitous surveillance system that will end the concept of privacy forever. Maybe you can even see…

Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing goes beyond the current filtering for banned language, which replaces certain words and phrases with “#” symbols. Now, Roblox says those words and phrases can be “translated into…

Elon Musk’s controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society – the world’s most prestigious scientific institution. Addressing the rally organised by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson, Musk criticised “uncontrolled migration” and said: “Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you….