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Researchers built an AI therapist that reads your smartwatch and earbuds to detect distress before you ask for help
Mental health chatbots all share the same limitation: the user has to reach out first. That is not always easy when someone is stressed, anxious, or unable to articulate how they feel. Researchers at the University of Ottawa are building an AI assistant called UbiMyTherapist that flips the model...
Impeach trial could drag for 7 months
UPDATE) SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said the senators are finding ways to speed up the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which he anticipates could stretch until February 2027.The Senate, sitting as the Impeachment Court, will start the trial on July 7.Gatchalian said the Senate could take seven or eight months because
Senate starts school shooting probe on Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines — Two Senate committees will start this week the investigation on the Tacloban school shooting incident as some sectors sought to further amend the juvenile justice law.Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chairman of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, said she will hold the inquiry on July 1.The senator aims
The seed vaults that could save humanity
Science & Nature These genetic libraries plan for worse-case scenarios.
The post The seed vaults that could save humanity appeared first on Popular Science...Read MoreJulia...
Technology x humanity: A conversation with Dayforce’s Amy Capellanti-Wolf
By Tony Case • December 11, 2025 • In a conversation from the sidelines of its annual convention, Dayforce chief people officer Amy Capellanti-Wolf shared insight on everything from navigating AI adoption and combating burnout to rethinking talent strategies. Her POV — heading HR for an HCM tech company with 7 million global users and
What Lit the Lamps That Let Humanity Measure the Universe
Every year, around 1,000 Type Ia supernovas erupt in the sky. These stellar explosions brighten and then fade away in a pattern so repeatable that they’re used as “standard candles”—objects so uniformly bright that astronomers can deduce the distance to one of them by its appearance.Our understanding of the cosmos is based on these standard
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Science & Nature This year marks the 175th anniversary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, the publisher of Science). In...
Game bits: Lead Humanity to salvation, Resident Evil 4 remake trailer, and Call of Duty rumors
TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: Humanity was one of the most interesting titles showcased during Sony's recent State of Play broadcast. In it, you play as a Shiba Inu tasked with leading a herd of sheeple into the light. Command your congregation
‘Humanity’ was the most interesting game at Sony’s State of Play, and you can play a demo today
You're forgiven if you've forgotten about Humanity, the game from Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi's studio Enhance. However, it's finally close to launch — and it's receiving expanded platform support in the process. Enhance and THA have announced during Sony's State of Play event that the strange puzzle and platformer hybrid will arrive in May on
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Researchers built an AI therapist that reads your smartwatch and earbuds to detect distress before you ask for help
Mental health chatbots all share the same limitation: the user has to reach out first. That is not always easy when someone is stressed, anxious, or unable to articulate how they feel. Researchers at the University of Ottawa are building an AI assistant called UbiMyTherapist that flips the model...
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Impeach trial could drag for 7 months
UPDATE) SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said the senators are finding ways to speed up the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which he anticipates could stretch until February 2027.The Senate, sitting as the Impeachment Court, will start the trial on July 7.Gatchalian said the Senate could take seven or eight months because
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Senate starts school shooting probe on Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines — Two Senate committees will start this week the investigation on the Tacloban school shooting incident as some sectors sought to further amend the juvenile justice law.Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chairman of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, said she will hold the inquiry on July 1.The senator aims
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1,400 dead, 50,000 missing in Venezuela
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Rescue crews raced Saturday to find survivors in the rubble of Venezuela’s powerful earthquakes as the death toll reached 1,430 and hopes dwindled more than three days after the earth roared and rumbled.Tens of thousands of people were reported missing as collapsed buildings dotted cities in a country already enduring an
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3 Vikings Who Could Sneak into the Starting Lineup
The Minnesota Vikings will shave their roster from 90 players to 53 in two months and reveal a depth chart […...