It takes more than words to cure a lonely heart. Scientists have discovered that adding music to a robot's repertoire makes it feel more lifelike and emotionally supportive.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) may promise efficiency and innovation, but public trust depends on more than performance metrics. As AI systems become embedded in daily life, citizens are weighing their ...

Earlier this week, UK advertising trade body the IPA released its latest Agency Census, with yet more evidence of widespread ...

Ports and regulators are driving the green shift in cruise travel, using shore power rules and emissions deadlines to force ...

A new study raises concerns that the PREVENT calculator may underestimate cardiovascular risk in some young adult populations.

By treating sex-work earnings as criminal proceeds, banks have too much power to decide who gets to use the economic ...

The contrasting experiences of Argentina and Bolivia illustrate how inflation reshapes the real cost of capital in ways that ...

Euroep's welfare state depend on American largesse, but Trump has his own ideas about what American should spend its money on ...

In economics, ideas rarely fail because they are wrong. More often, they fail because they are badly introduced, poorly structured, or concluded without conviction. Anyone who has sat through a policy ...

USDA’s chief economist says 2026 brings moderating costs, slightly higher crop prices and shifting acreage, but he warns ...

If your prompts influence policy, finance or patient care but live in chat threads, you don’t have innovation — you have unmanaged risk.