Technology

After weeks of bewilderment about the drones buzzing over New Jersey and New York, U.S. Sen. Schumer is urging the federal government to identify and stop the airborne pests.

This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter, with lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy demanding answers.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on regulations on 3D-printed firearms after several states have filed lawsuits regarding their regulation.

Murphy and other officials say there is no evidence that the drones pose a national security or a public safety threat.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday and Thursday temporarily banned drone flights in 22 areas of New Jersey and 30 areas in New York.

The drones appear to avoid detection by traditional methods such as helicopter and radio, according to a state lawmaker.

Gov. Phil Murphy stressed Monday that dozens of reported drone sightings across the state in recent weeks don’t appear to pose a public safety concern.

Professor of linguistics Emily Bender discusses the limitations of speech powered by LLMs and why it’s fundamentally different from human speech.

Revitalizing endangered Indigenous languages that have little or no digital presence is challenging with artificial intelligence—but not impossible.

The Philadelphia Neighborhood Corpus collected more than 400 audio recordings to study spoken language. AI is helping researchers understand the data.

The flights took place near the Picatinny Arsenal, a U.S. military research and manufacturing facility, and over Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster.

Items like TVs, game consoles and phones create toxic e-waste and emissions. Environmental advocates say repaired items are a better deal.

The incoming Trump administration is likely to crack down on the H-1B visas used by tech companies and research institutions to hire top talent from other countries.

A new Pennsylvania state law that takes effect late next month explicitly criminalizes making or disseminating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

Franklin & Marshall College called this election almost perfectly. Their final Pennsylvania survey had Trump at 50 percent and Harris at 49. How'd they do it?