Category Archives: Technology

Chatbots can persuade people to stop believing in conspiracy theories

After each conversation, participants were asked the same rating questions. The researchers followed up with all the participants 10 days after the experiment, and then two months later, to assess whether their views had changed following the conversation with the AI bot. The participants reported a 20% reduction of belief in their chosen conspiracy theory […]

The Download: a quantum breakthrough, and the Internet Archive ruling

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google says it’s made a quantum computing breakthrough that reduces errors The news: Google researchers claim to have made a breakthrough in quantum error correction, one that could pave the way for quantum […]

Samsung One UI 6.1.1 Now Available in the U.S., Europe, and India

Online Tech Tips is reader-supported. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Learn more. Samsung is broadening support for its latest and most advanced One UI version to more regions. Users with compatible Samsung devices in the United States, Europe, and India have confirmed receiving the One UI 6.1.1 […]

2024 Innovator of the Year: Shawn Shan builds tools to help artists fight back against exploitative AI

Now artists are fighting back. And some of the most powerful tools they have were built by Shawn Shan, 26, a PhD student in computer science at the University of Chicago (and MIT Technology Review’s 2024 Innovator of the Year).  Shan got his start in AI security and privacy as an undergraduate there and participated […]

Google Photos “Ask Photos” Feature Soft-Launched in the U.S.

Online Tech Tips is reader-supported. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Learn more. Google first announced “Ask Photos” as an experimental feature at its May 14th I/O event. Now, it’s rolling out the Gemini-powered conversational search for Google Photos users in the United States. Ask Photos lets users […]

To be more useful, robots need to become lazier

“Organisms try not to process information that they don’t need to because that processing is very expensive, in terms of metabolic energy,” he says. Polani is interested in applying these  lessons from biology to the vast networks that power robots to make them more efficient with their information. Reducing the amount of information a robot […]

Spotify Launches “Daylist” in New Markets and Languages

Online Tech Tips is reader-supported. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Learn more. Daylist is Spotify’s hyper-personalized and dynamic playlist uniquely modeled after a user’s momentary listening patterns. The entire premise of daylist is that since users are ever-changing, so should their playlists. The feature launched about a […]

For Subscribers: Celebrate 125 years of MIT Technology Review

We’re giving away 25 complimentary virtual (livestream) tickets to EmTech MIT, our flagship event on emerging technologies and trends. Winners will get a complimentary livestream ticket, that includes livestream access to the event on MIT campus from September 30 – October 1, 2024 plus on-demand access for three months after the event. You’ll hear from technology […]