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A Pew Research Center study released in July found that 74% of U.S. adults support banning phones in middle and high school classrooms. That’s up from 68% last year. State lawmakers are listening. So far, 37 states have passed…
Robots compete in a boxing match at the World Robot Expo, in Beijing, China. The expo took place from August 8 to 12. It showcased the latest in robotics, inclu…
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California is a federally funded NASA research and development center. Spacecraft developed or managed by JPL have journeyed to every planet in our solar system. One of JPL’s current projects is developing three…
This article is written by Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. Technology-related roles are projected to be the fastest-growing jobs that will shape the global labor market by 2030. The World Economic…
CANBERRA, Australia—The February 5 press conference starts like any other. Journalists grill Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese on a range of tricky topics, from housing to foreign relations. Then Lana, 11, picks up the microphone. “Do you think social media…
Firefly Aerospace has become the first private business to conduct a successful moon landing. On March 2, its uncrewed Blue Ghost lander (above) touched down on lunar soil. The lander launched from Florida in January. It carried tools, including…
On January 18, TikTok shut down in the U.S. The video-sharing platform’s 170 million American users were met with an error message. In part, it read, “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.” The app came back…
Each year, people gather at the Consumer Electronics Show to see the latest tech advances. The 2025 event was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, this month. From AI-powered robots to gaming innovations, the ideas on display wowed the crowd. Flying…
Australia will bar kids under 16 from using social media, according to a law that passed the Australian Parliament on November 29. Under the law, social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook will have to pay fines of up…
Many people are embracing artificial intelligence, or AI. Tools such as ChatGPT use AI to generate text quickly, which some people find helpful for school or work. Other AI tools create images or chat bots. But AI isn’t always accurate…
