{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"Technology News - Internet News, Software News, Telecommunications, Semiconductor, Computer Science","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/rss-feed\/other-news\/","language":"en-us","description":"The latest news on technology, internet, software, semiconductor, telecom, science technology and computer science. ","item":[{"title":"Q&A: Considering the Pentagon's new UFO files in the age of drones and AI","description":"The U.S. Department of Defense released new batches of never-before-seen UFO files, including photos and video, on May 8 and 22. Greg Eghigian, professor of history and bioethics at Penn State and author of \"After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon,\" has unpacked the releases and what historians and UFO enthusiasts can take away from the recently declassified information in the following Q&A.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-05-qa-pentagon-ufo-age-drones.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Thu, 28 May 2026 14:20:01 EDT","guid":"news699196682"},{"title":"Research test shows that legal pressure is key to removing non-consensual nudity online","description":"Online platforms often fail to act on reports of non-consensual intimate images submitted through safety or abuse systems\u2014but remove the same material far more quickly when it is framed as a copyright violation, according to new University of Michigan research. The findings are published on the arXiv preprint server, and will be published at the 29th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing in October 2026.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-05-legal-pressure-key-consensual-nudity.html","category":"Internet","pubDate":"Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:01 EDT","guid":"news698420277"},{"title":"Inside the fireproof vault housing US movie history","description":"Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-04-fireproof-vault-housing-movie-history.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:40:02 EDT","guid":"news695359284"},{"title":"Rise of drone warfare sharpens focus on laser defense","description":"The surge of drone use in conflicts worldwide, seen most vividly in the Ukraine and Middle East wars, will accelerate the race to develop high-power laser systems that could down the devices far more cheaply than traditional defensive weapons.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-03-drone-warfare-sharpens-focus-laser.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:20:04 EDT","guid":"news692889565"},{"title":"Q&A: Ethical, legal and social issues\u2014what does it take for new technology to be accepted?","description":"How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or \"ELSI\" for short, and research on these issues is being carried out both within Japan and around the world.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-01-qa-ethical-legal-social-issues.html","category":"Consumer & Gadgets","pubDate":"Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:10:01 EST","guid":"news688392446"},{"title":"What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels","description":"Colorado passed first-in-the-nation legislation requiring warning labels on gas stoves in June 2025. These warnings are similar to what is required by cigarette labeling laws.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-12-gas-stove.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:38:28 EST","guid":"news685283875"},{"title":"From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials","description":"Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is far from mature. Large language models advance rapidly from one generation to the next, and experts can only speculate how AI will affect the workforce and peoples' daily lives.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-12-early-cars-generative-ai-technologies.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:30:13 EST","guid":"news684599114"},{"title":"Why Grand Designs-style eco-homes aren't a good blueprint for sustainable living","description":"A family builds an off-grid home in rural Wales. TV celebrates it as a blueprint for net-zero living. But what if this vision of sustainability simply doesn't scale up?","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-12-grand-style-eco-homes-good.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:10:02 EST","guid":"news684509873"},{"title":"'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins dictionary","description":"\"Vibe coding,\" a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instead of coding it yourself, was on Thursday named the Collins Word of the Year 2025.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-11-vibe-coding-word-year-collins.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:33 EST","guid":"news681645628"},{"title":"How to advance technology without cognitive overload","description":"A new paper explores how managing cognitive load distribution is vital for navigating complex technologies and enabling their effective use.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-10-advance-technology-cognitive-overload.html","category":"Consumer & Gadgets","pubDate":"Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:14:02 EDT","guid":"news680274836"},{"title":"Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds","description":"Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-10-faulty-implosion-titan-submersible-titanic.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:14:47 EDT","guid":"news679810482"},{"title":"'Time runs away': Japan's city with a two-hour cap on phone use","description":"Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour limit can help residents find a healthier relationship with their screens.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-10-japan-city-hour-cap.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:32:38 EDT","guid":"news679289551"},{"title":"AI Apocalypse? Why language surrounding tech is sounding increasingly religious","description":"At 77 years old, Geoffrey Hinton has a new calling in life. Like a modern-day prophet, the Nobel Prize winner is raising alarms about the dangers of uncontrolled and unregulated artificial intelligence.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-08-ai-apocalypse-language-tech-religious.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:26:21 EDT","guid":"news675692769"},{"title":"AI is about to radically alter military command structures that haven't changed much since Napoleon's army","description":"Despite two centuries of evolution, the structure of a modern military staff would be recognizable to Napoleon. At the same time, military organizations have struggled to incorporate new technologies as they adapt to new domains\u2014air, space and information\u2014in modern war.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-08-ai-radically-military-havent-napoleon.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:04:04 EDT","guid":"news674751841"},{"title":"Berserkers to bigfoot: Computational folklore explained in 101 seconds","description":"Quick: Think of \"folklore.\" Did images of witches, trolls, goblins or other fairytale creatures and stories populate your mind?","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-08-berserkers-bigfoot-folklore-seconds.html","category":"Internet","pubDate":"Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:30:50 EDT","guid":"news673799446"},{"title":"He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other\u2014and don't","description":"Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-07-cellphone-people-world-dont.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:17:30 EDT","guid":"news670648638"},{"title":"The hidden bias pushing women out of computer science","description":"At the dawn of computing, women were the early adopters of computational technology, working with punch cards in what was then considered secretarial work. As computer science evolved into a prestigious field focused on algorithms and theory, women became\u2014and remained\u2014underrepresented. Today, only 23% of bachelor's and doctoral degrees in computer science are awarded to women, and just 18% of full professors are women\u2014fewer than in the 1980s.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-06-hidden-bias-women-science.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:35:06 EDT","guid":"news669447302"},{"title":"Gaming fans bring electric energy to Rotterdam as TwitchCon arrives","description":"A few metro stops from Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena, chatter is already flowing among gaming fans\u2014TwitchCon passes swinging from their necks, animal ears perched on their heads.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-06-gaming-fans-electric-energy-rotterdam.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:52:47 EDT","guid":"news668008363"},{"title":"This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact","description":"It was alarming news when air traffic controllers directing planes coming and going around one of the nation's busiest airports repeatedly lost their radar and radio communications, but pilots, independent air safety experts and the Federal Aviation Administration say other redundant systems kept planes from colliding.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-05-redundant-aviation-safety-net-planes.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Fri, 23 May 2025 04:26:10 EDT","guid":"news667193163"},{"title":"Trump official to unveil ambitious US air traffic control upgrade","description":"Faced with fresh flight safety problems at a major US airport, the Trump administration is set Thursday to unveil a modernized air traffic control system.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-05-trump-unveil-ambitious-air-traffic.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Thu, 08 May 2025 04:19:59 EDT","guid":"news665896793"},{"title":"How the US can mine its own critical minerals, without digging new holes","description":"Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-05-critical-minerals-holes.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Tue, 06 May 2025 13:40:05 EDT","guid":"news665757107"},{"title":"Making AI more accessible in soccer","description":"Technology is improving soccer\u2014from helping referees make more accurate decisions to developing better on-field tactics. ETH Zurich and FIFA are exploring how AI can make these advancements more accessible to competitions worldwide.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-03-ai-accessible-soccer.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:21:36 EDT","guid":"news661522889"},{"title":"Aviation safety isn't just about pilot skill\u2014it also comes down to corporate decision-making","description":"Air travel is statistically one of the safest modes of transportation. But a series of recent airline accidents has rattled the industry and the public\u2014leading to a surge in Google searches for \"is flying safe\" in recent weeks.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-03-aviation-safety-isnt-skill-corporate.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:50:07 EDT","guid":"news661005731"},{"title":"A 3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning","description":"Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with branches close to a wall will develop differently from one growing on open ground.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-03-3d-tree-reconstruction-algorithm-contributes.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:30:05 EST","guid":"news660238202"},{"title":"UAE sends AI-equipped drones to spot Ramadan moon","description":"The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media said on Friday.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-02-uae-ai-equipped-drones-ramadan.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:40:01 EST","guid":"news659964389"},{"title":"A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers","description":"Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-02-air-traffic-towers-midair-collision.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Tue, 25 Feb 2025 04:14:52 EST","guid":"news659679282"},{"title":"AI opens 'endless' doors for fashion models, closes others","description":"London-based model Alexsandrah Gondora understands the power of being in \"two places at the same time\" thanks to an AI replica of herself: \"She's doing the hard work so I don't have to!\"","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-02-ai-endless-doors-fashion.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:12:15 EST","guid":"news659524325"},{"title":"Physicist explains what may have caused Delta Flight 4819 to flip over","description":"It was a dramatic and unusual sight: a Delta Air Lines passenger jet crash-landed on Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, skidding into flames on the runway before flipping upside down.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-02-physicist-delta-flight-flip.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:02:03 EST","guid":"news659268122"},{"title":"Digital detox: young adults flock to London 'offline' nights","description":"Lois Shafier dropped her mobile phone into a deposit box, happy in the knowledge that for the next two hours she would be completely offline. No pings, beeps or distractions.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-02-digital-detox-young-adults-flock.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:54:52 EST","guid":"news659152486"},{"title":"US Coast Guard releases recording that appears to be audio of Titanic submersible implosion","description":"A recording released by the federal government appears to include audio of the implosion of the experimental submersible that went missing on its way to the wreck of the Titanic.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2025-02-coast-audio-titanic-submersible-implosion.html","category":"Other","pubDate":"Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:46 EST","guid":"news658594721"}]}}