Ant Responses To Social Isolation Resemble Those of Humans

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: Ants react to social isolation in a similar way as do humans and other social mammals. A ...

Adding Is Favored Over Subtracting In Problem Solving

A series of problem-solving experiments reveal that people are more likely to consider solutions that add features than solutions that remov...

Verizon Recalls 2.5 Million Hotspot Devices Due To Fire Hazard

Verizon is recalling 2.5 million hotspot devices after discovering that the lithium ion battery can overheat, creating a fire and burning ha...

Imposters steal restaurants’ names in delivery app deception

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Ordering delivery through an app like DoorDash or GrubHub saves the trouble of cooking and lets you...

Watch: Elon Musk’s Neuralink says this monkey is playing Pong with its mind

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s company focused on developing brain-machine interfaces, has posted a video to YouTube that appears to show a monkey ...

PSA for US Congresspeople: here’s how to set your Venmo feed to private

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Hello, yes, it has come to my attention that Matt Gaetz left his Venmo feed public and The Da...

Students of color are getting flagged to their teachers because testing software can’t see them

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Proctorio, a piece of exam surveillance software designed to keep students from cheating while ta...