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The University of Maryland is delaying campuswide deployment of its AI-powered Virtual Study Assistant (VSA) after a randomized study failed to produce clear conclusions about its effects on learning.

MIT engineers have developed a wearable, noninvasive pacemaker that uses ultrasound to regulate heartbeats, potentially offering a surgery-free alternative to conventional implanted devices. The syste

The article argues that current AI benchmarks are incomplete because they measure what systems can do, not whether they do what users actually intend. To address this gap, the authors propose a new me

Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, a Los Angeles suburb, resigned after federal prosecutors announced she will plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government. Wang, 58, was char

Bruce Damer, a prominent figure in psychedelic science, advocates for the transformative potential of psychedelics in addressing not only mental health issues but also scientific breakthroughs, partic