TechXplore-Internet
YouTube says brief outage fixed
YouTube said late Tuesday it had fixed a widespread outage that hit hundreds of thousands of users around the world.This post was originally published on this site
Month: February 2026
TechXplore-Robotics
How can you rescue a ‘kidnapped’ robot? New AI system helps robots regain their sense of location
Mobile robots must continuously estimate their position to navigate autonomously. However, satellite-based navigation systems are not always reliable: signals may degrade near buildings or become unavailable indoors. To operate safely and efficiently, robots must interpret […]
TechXplore-Security
Amazon’s Ring wanted to track your pets. It revealed the future of surveillance
As a career counterintelligence officer for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Defense Intelligence Agency, I worked inside a fully integrated intelligence system. Signals intelligence from the National Security Agency guided investigations. Satellite […]
TechXplore-Security
Advanced security technology is rarely used—research offers a solution
Modern and powerful security technology that protects against hacking attempts is used to a very limited extent—despite having been available to developers for more than a decade. Researchers at Umeå University can now reveal why […]
TechXplore-Robotics
Robot hand approaches human-like dexterity with new visual-tactile training
Human hands are a wonder of nature and unmatched in the animal kingdom. They can twist caps, flick switches, handle tiny objects with ease, and perform thousands of tasks every day. Robot hands struggle to […]
TechXplore-Business
How AI can cause businesses to lose their knowledge
Over time, the loss of human expertise caused by AI use can impair the quality of that very AI—in the worst case, insidiously and unnoticed. This is the finding of a new study by researchers […]
TechXplore-Security
Why ‘zero-knowledge encryption’ may not stop password theft if servers are hacked
People who regularly use online services have between 100 and 200 passwords. Very few can remember every single one. Password managers are therefore extremely helpful, allowing users to access all their passwords with just a […]
TechXplore-Business
Digital monitoring is growing in South Africa’s public service—regulation needs to catch up
Government departments across South Africa are increasingly relying on digital tools to evaluate public programs and monitor performance. This is part of broader public-sector reforms. Their aims are to improve accountability, respond to audit pressure […]
TechXplore-Robotics
AI robot vehicles learn to team up and extinguish fires in early trial
Fighting fires could be done remotely without the need to place firefighting crews directly in potentially dangerous situations by using collaborative teams of artificial intelligence-powered robots with extinguishing equipment on board, with an initial soft […]
TechXplore-Business
AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds
China watchers arguing that Beijing’s artificial intelligence controls are dependent on its authoritarian government are peddling a “stereotypical narrative,” according to new research. Xuechen Chen, associate professor in politics and international relations at Northeastern University […]