A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

Gamification and digital tools are reshaping how we build vocabulary, turning rote memorization into interactive, personalized experiences. From adaptive learning apps to collaborative word games, ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

Following two weekends of bad weather and a partial government shutdown, TSA agents are working without pay and the lines to get through airport security are getting longer. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...

There are many E Ink tablets out there, but most of them are basically digital notebooks. They are great for reading and handwriting notes, but not so great for doing all of that regular tablet stuff ...

Pokémon Go creator Niantic is using players' augmented reality data to help train delivery robots. Now rebranded as Niantic Spatial, the company has joined forces with robotic startup Coco to help its ...

When Pokémon Go debuted in 2016, it became an overnight sensation. From London to New York, it felt as though everyone had installed Niantic's augmented reality Pokémon mobile app and had taken to the ...

You certainly don’t want to sound conspiratorial talking about this. Niantic Labs has finally unveiled their massive plan for the Pokemon Go data they collected. Well, some of it. Two years ago, ...

Exclusive: Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players. Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. Released ...

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...

Radiohead has issued a joint band statement decrying the use of the group’s song “Let Down” in a pro-ICE video, telling the U.S.’s Department of Homeland Security to “go fuck yourselves” for ...