In some ways, data and its quality can seem strange to people used to assessing the quality of software. There’s often no observable behaviour to check and little in the way of structure to help you ...

Syringes, alcohol swabs, and other supplies sit on a table in Western Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative ...

Even AI chatbots can have trouble coping with anxieties from the outside world, but researchers believe they’ve found ways to ease those artificial minds. A study from Yale University, Haifa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers are working to find ways to apply AI to mental health interventions. (Getty Images) A study found ChatGPT responds to ...

Messaging app Freedom Chat has fixed a pair of security flaws: one that allowed a security researcher to guess registered users’ phone numbers, and another that exposed user-set PINs to others on the ...

Microsoft is adding more Copilot and AI agents to Windows. Certain new AI features require a Copilot+ PC. But do Windows users really want an agentic OS? With the buzz around generative AI, Microsoft ...

Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, iPhone users can now add their passport details to their Apple digital wallets. The company on Wednesday unveiled its new “Digital ID” system for users ...

Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, iPhone users can now add their passport details to their Apple digital wallets. The company on Wednesday unveiled its new “Digital ID” system for users ...

OpenAI released initial estimates about the share of users who may be experiencing symptoms like delusional thinking, mania, or suicidal ideation, and says it has tweaked GPT-5 to respond more ...

TV adaptations of video games drive an average player growth of almost 140%, according to new research by Ampere Analysis. The UK analytics firm reported its findings on September 16, 2025, revealing ...