
- US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial
The Trump administration agreed to stop pursuing a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster as part of a settlement that blindsided state attorneys general in the middle of a trial. Attorneys general from 27 states… Read more: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial - Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores
Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max make deceptively large changes to how Apple’s high-end laptop and desktop chips are built. We’ve already covered those changes in some depth, but in essence: The M5 Pro and… Read more: Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores - Quad Cortex mini amp modeler: All the power, half the size
At this January’s massive NAMM music tech show in Los Angeles, six products won “best of show” awards. Several of them went to major music and electronic brands like Yamaha and Boss, but one of… Read more: Quad Cortex mini amp modeler: All the power, half the size - US CBP Says Its Systems Aren’t Ready for Massive Tariff Refunds
A court fight over Trump-era tariffs is exposing how hard it is for legacy government trade systems to reverse billions of dollars at scale. The post US CBP Says Its Systems Aren’t Ready for Massive… Read more: US CBP Says Its Systems Aren’t Ready for Massive Tariff Refunds - OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government
Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic’s defense. - Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions
Executives at the AI startup say companies paused deal talks after the Trump administration labeled it a supply-chain risk, warning the fallout could cause a major revenue hit. - Flexible feline spines shed light on “falling cat” problem
Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner of experiments to pin… Read more: Flexible feline spines shed light on “falling cat” problem - Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds
Last Friday, Nintendo joined thousands of companies suing the Trump administration to secure full refunds, plus interest, for billions in unlawful tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In its complaint, Nintendo… Read more: Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds - An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters
Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, according to a recent study in which its authors link three wildly different lines of evidence to… Read more: An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters - How ‘looksmaxxing’ self-improvement apps are marketing misogyny to young men
Manuel Arias Duran / Getty Images A theory about male “sexual market value” that began in online manosphere forums is now appearing in the TikTok feeds of Australian teenagers — repackaged as AI-powered “looksmaxxing” apps.… Read more: How ‘looksmaxxing’ self-improvement apps are marketing misogyny to young men - Veeam’s ‘Agent Commander’: Bringing Guardrails and Resilience to the Wild West of AI
Veeam’s Agent Commander turns backup into an AI-era command center, giving enterprises the guardrails, visibility, and precision “undo” they need to safely scale autonomous agents. The post Veeam’s ‘Agent Commander’: Bringing Guardrails and Resilience to… Read more: Veeam’s ‘Agent Commander’: Bringing Guardrails and Resilience to the Wild West of AI - X Tests Ad Format That Turns Product Mentions Into Shopping Prompts
X is testing a new ad format that adds shopping prompts beneath product mentions, opening a new revenue path while raising fresh questions about user trust. The post X Tests Ad Format That Turns Product… Read more: X Tests Ad Format That Turns Product Mentions Into Shopping Prompts - Robots Rise, Humans Fall: Amazon Cuts Robotics Staff Amid Automation Push
Amazon cut at least 100 white-collar jobs in its robotics division as it continues restructuring, even while expanding its warehouse robot fleet and AI spending. The post Robots Rise, Humans Fall: Amazon Cuts Robotics Staff… Read more: Robots Rise, Humans Fall: Amazon Cuts Robotics Staff Amid Automation Push - Oracle Axing Huge Number of Jobs as AI Crisis Intensifies
AI companies are spending vast sums of money on data centers — infrastructure expenditures that come with some hair-raising price tags. As Bloomberg reported last week, Larry Ellison’s Oracle may have spread itself a little… Read more: Oracle Axing Huge Number of Jobs as AI Crisis Intensifies - Don’t worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine “this year”
Valve quickly reconfirmed that it plans to ship the Steam Machine and other recently announced hardware products “this year,” after an official blog post late last week set off some worried speculation about possible delays.… Read more: Don’t worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine “this year” - Anthropic Sues Pentagon
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei picked a major fight with the Department of Defense last month, asserting that his company’s AI models couldn’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or direct autonomous weapons systems. Defense… Read more: Anthropic Sues Pentagon - Top OpenAI Executive Quits in Protest
A top OpenAI executive has quit the company over its agreement with the Department of Defense that allows its tech to be deployed across the military. The employee, Caitlin Kalinowski, who led OpenAI’s hardware and… Read more: Top OpenAI Executive Quits in Protest - AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting
Lawsuits come after Pentagon labeled Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk’, a decision the company says is unlawful Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Anthropic filed two… Read more: AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting - Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’
A Guardian investigation has put the UK government’s AI plans under the microscope. Here are the key details Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ The Essex ‘supercomputer’ that’s still a scaffolding… Read more: Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’ - Together AI Marks Key Milestones at AI Native Event
Event showcases breakthroughs in AI infrastructure, open source research and reinforcement learning Together AI, the AI Native Cloud powering some of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies, today launched AI Native Conf, its first-ever conference dedicated… Read more: Together AI Marks Key Milestones at AI Native Event - Understanding Roblox’s Grooming Problem
Roblox is one of those games that is more popular than you can imagine, but unless you are of a certain age group and live in that world, you’ll rarely hear about it unless it… Read more: Understanding Roblox’s Grooming Problem - Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain Risk Designation
The Claude chatbot developer says the Trump administration overstepped by escalating a contract dispute into a federal ban on the company’s technology. - 2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing
Formula 1’s 2026 season got underway this past weekend in Melbourne, Australia. Formula 1 has undergone a radical transformation during the short off-season, with new technical rules that have created cars that are smaller and… Read more: 2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing - Apple’s Rumored Smart ‘HomePad’ Gets a New Release Timeline
Apple’s rumored HomePad could launch later this year, with leaks pointing to a seven-inch display, A18 chip, and deep Siri integration. The post Apple’s Rumored Smart ‘HomePad’ Gets a New Release Timeline appeared first on… Read more: Apple’s Rumored Smart ‘HomePad’ Gets a New Release Timeline - Strax Networks Appoints Frank Thomas as Strategic Advisor
Strengthens enterprise growth strategy and brand leadership as company expands AI infrastructure platform Strax Networks Inc., an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platform company transforming physical environments into intelligent, measurable digital engagement systems, today announced the… Read more: Strax Networks Appoints Frank Thomas as Strategic Advisor - Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’
Exclusive: Rented datacentres and ‘supercomputer’ site that’s still a scaffolding yard raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’ From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s… Read more: Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ - From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s still a scaffolding yard
Nscale’s AI project still in use as depot ahead of pledged completion date – with planning permission filed after Guardian’s inquiries Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ The press releases announcing… Read more: From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s still a scaffolding yard - Codenotary Debuts AI Tool to Address Linux Skills Gap
SaaS platform secures Linux and applications, fixes configuration issues, and optimizes performance Codenotary, leaders in software supply chain protection, today announced Codenotary Trust, a unified SaaS platform that uses AI to instantly detect, prioritize, and… Read more: Codenotary Debuts AI Tool to Address Linux Skills Gap - How to Talk to Someone Experiencing ‘AI Psychosis’
When David saw his friend Michael’s social media post asking for a second opinion on a programming project, he offered to take a look. “He sent me some of the code, and none of it… Read more: How to Talk to Someone Experiencing ‘AI Psychosis’ - Chevrolet killed it then brought it back, now we drive it: The 2027 Bolt
Chevrolet provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the Bolt. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—When the Chevrolet Bolt debuted in 2017, the electric… Read more: Chevrolet killed it then brought it back, now we drive it: The 2027 Bolt - I Visited the ‘Freedom Truck’ to Meet PragerU’s AI Slop Founders
In the parking lot of Seven Oaks Element school in South Carolina on one of the first hot days of the year I watched an AI-generated George Washington talk about the American revolution. “Our rights… Read more: I Visited the ‘Freedom Truck’ to Meet PragerU’s AI Slop Founders - OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority
Startup still believes in ‘principle of treating adults like adults, but getting experience right will take more time’ OpenAI is delaying the launch of “adult mode” for ChatGPT after admitting it had more pressing priorities… Read more: OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority - British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board
London-based startup, which is vital to the government’s artificial intelligence ambitions, is now valued at $14.6bn Business live – latest updates Nscale, a UK company vital to the government’s AI ambitions, has raised $2bn (£1.5bn)… Read more: British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board - Feeld Was a Dating App for the Freaks. Now Some People Call It ‘Normie Hell’
The app that catered to unconventional kinks is gaining steam among daters with vanilla preferences—and some aren’t happy about it. - “It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
This week, tens of thousands of game developers and producers will once again gather in San Francisco, as they have since 1988, for the weeklong Game Developers Conference. But this year’s show will be missing… Read more: “It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US - AI and work: an expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Every week brings fresh claims about AI transforming the workplace. A CEO declares a revolution. A think piece predicts millions of jobs vanishing overnight. The noise is relentless. But strip away the hype and… Read more: AI and work: an expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run - UK sovereign AI fund to build up domestic computing infrastructure
The UK sovereign AI fund intends to secure advantages by providing a domestic alternative to external computing infrastructure. Backed by a £500 million budget from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the unit formally… Read more: UK sovereign AI fund to build up domestic computing infrastructure - AI insurance underwriting is past the pitch deck. Gradient AI just got the capital to prove it.
AI insurance underwriting has been called the next frontier of insurtech for years. The difference now is that the money backing it has moved from venture bets into institutional conviction. On March 3, Boston-based Gradient… Read more: AI insurance underwriting is past the pitch deck. Gradient AI just got the capital to prove it. - How AstraZeneca is quietly rewiring Boston’s AI ecosystem
In recent years, AstraZeneca has done more in Boston than expand office space. It’s been building an AI-first innovation engine that blends biotech, machine learning, clinical data, and academic collaboration into something that feels less… Read more: How AstraZeneca is quietly rewiring Boston’s AI ecosystem - How AI firm Anthropic wound up in the Pentagon’s crosshairs
Standoff with DoD over Claude chatbot reignites debate over how AI will be used in war – and who will be held accountable Until recently, Anthropic was one of the quieter names in the artificial… Read more: How AI firm Anthropic wound up in the Pentagon’s crosshairs - Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts
AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters Liverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk’s X after the Grok AI feature made offensive posts about Diogo Jota… Read more: Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts - Luma Launches AI Agents for Creative Workflows
Built on Luma’s new Unified Intelligence architecture, Luma Agents introduce a new category of AI collaborators and are deployed today with global enterprise partners, including Publicis Groupe and Serviceplan Group Luma today announced the launch… Read more: Luma Launches AI Agents for Creative Workflows - City Union Bank launches AI centre to support banking operations
Banks have spent years buying analytics tools and automation software. Now some are taking a different step: building internal spaces where AI can be tested directly on real banking problems. One example emerged in India… Read more: City Union Bank launches AI centre to support banking operations - Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it | Ashley Gorski and Patrick Toomey
The company’s clash with the Pentagon is a fight over the future of American privacy The US military wants to use its state-of-the-art AI tools to supercharge surveillance against Americans, making it easier than ever… Read more: Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it | Ashley Gorski and Patrick Toomey - Can AI Kill the Venture Capitalist?
VCs are betting that artificial intelligence will disrupt nearly every industry in the world. Are they prepared for it to disrupt their own? - AI Digital Launches Dual-Engine AI Platform
AI Digital launches the AI Labs Incubator and AI Transformation Consultancy – a first-of-its-kind dual-engine model that builds frontier AI products in days and embeds them across organizations for lasting impact. AI Digital, the leading… Read more: AI Digital Launches Dual-Engine AI Platform - Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all
Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics—the theory governing tiny particles—with Einstein’s theory of gravity, which explains the behavior of stars, planets, and the structure of the universe. Researchers at TU Wien have now… Read more: Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all - Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions
In high-stakes settings like medical diagnostics, users often want to know what led a computer vision model to make a certain prediction, so they can determine whether to trust its output. Concept bottleneck modeling is… Read more: Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions - Scientists stunned to find signs of ancient life in a place no one expected
While exploring ancient seabeds in Morocco, scientists discovered strange wrinkle-like textures in deep-water sediments that shouldn’t have been there. These structures are usually made by sunlight-loving microbial mats in shallow waters. But the rocks formed… Read more: Scientists stunned to find signs of ancient life in a place no one expected - Brain scans reveal how ketamine quickly lifts severe depression
A new brain-imaging study has revealed how ketamine produces its fast antidepressant effects in people with treatment-resistant depression. Researchers tracked changes in a critical brain receptor that helps neurons communicate and found that ketamine reshapes… Read more: Brain scans reveal how ketamine quickly lifts severe depression - Engineers make magnets behave like graphene
Engineers have discovered an unexpected link between two very different realms of physics: the behavior of electrons in graphene and magnetic waves in specially engineered materials. By designing a thin magnetic film with a hexagonal… Read more: Engineers make magnets behave like graphene - Scientists finally reveal why mint feels cold
Scientists have revealed how the body’s microscopic cold sensor, TRPM8, detects both chilly temperatures and the cooling effect of menthol. The discovery finally shows how the sensation of “cool” works at the molecular level—and could… Read more: Scientists finally reveal why mint feels cold - Scientists discover hidden brain cells that may stop Alzheimer’s tau buildup
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new role for little-known brain cells called tanycytes that may influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease. These specialized cells appear to help remove toxic tau protein from the brain by… Read more: Scientists discover hidden brain cells that may stop Alzheimer’s tau buildup - A new “magic mushroom” drug could treat depression without psychedelic hallucinations
Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin — the active form of psilocybin from “magic mushrooms” —… Read more: A new “magic mushroom” drug could treat depression without psychedelic hallucinations - Satellites are exposing weak bridges in America and around the world
Satellites are giving scientists a powerful new way to watch over the world’s bridges. Using radar imaging, researchers can detect millimeter-scale movements that may signal early structural problems long before inspectors notice them. The study… Read more: Satellites are exposing weak bridges in America and around the world - The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Crushing Blow to “AI Artists”
Proponents of generative AI say the tech has greatly lowered the barriers of entry in the art world, allowing practically anybody with internet access to dream up competently-executed landscapes, portraits, sketches and comics — all… Read more: The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Crushing Blow to “AI Artists” - Study Finds That Execs Are Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
The headlines warning about AI melting our brains usually point to students or workers, which — fair enough. But there’s a much more ironic victim hiding in the corner office: the very business executives who… Read more: Study Finds That Execs Are Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI - OpenAI’s Pivot Into Shopping Has Been a Disaster
OpenAI’s efforts to transform online shopping are faltering. According to new reporting from The Information, the company is walking back its plan to allow users to buy products suggested by ChatGPT directly inside the chatbot.… Read more: OpenAI’s Pivot Into Shopping Has Been a Disaster - A Machine Learning Engineer Thought He Was Safe From AI Layoffs. Then He Got Some Depressing News
While the exact impact of AI on the job market remains hazy at best, ongoing fears that an AI-triggered job apocalypse is nigh are coming to a boiling point. Last week, Twitter cofounder and Block… Read more: A Machine Learning Engineer Thought He Was Safe From AI Layoffs. Then He Got Some Depressing News - Jessica Jones joins the fray in Daredevil: Born Again trailer
One of our favorite TV shows last year was Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel’s revival of the hugely popular series in the Netflix Defenders universe. Who could resist the magical combination of Charlie Cox as Matt… Read more: Jessica Jones joins the fray in Daredevil: Born Again trailer - Using AI to Do Your Taxes Is Likely to Backfire Spectacularly
Tax season, that dreaded time of year, is upon us. But if you were hoping that newfangled AI tech could help you file the laborious paperwork — and perhaps find a way of saving you… Read more: Using AI to Do Your Taxes Is Likely to Backfire Spectacularly - AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds
New research suggests tech behind AI platforms such as ChatGPT makes it easier to perform sophisticated privacy attacks AI has made it vastly easier for malicious hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, a new… Read more: AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds - Tiny, long-armed dinosaur leads to rethink of dinosaur miniaturization
Alvarezsaurids were mostly small-bodied theropods that paleontologists originally misinterpreted as early flightless birds, only to later recognize them as an ant-eating lineage of non-avian dinosaurs. For years, we suspected that Alvarezsaurids underwent a rare process… Read more: Tiny, long-armed dinosaur leads to rethink of dinosaur miniaturization - Current and former Block workers say AI can’t do their jobs after Jack Dorsey’s mass layoffs: ‘You can’t really AI that’
The CEO said he cut the company’s workforce by 4,000 people – almost in half – because of gains in AI productivity Mark remembers the first time he wondered whether he was teaching Block’s AI… Read more: Current and former Block workers say AI can’t do their jobs after Jack Dorsey’s mass layoffs: ‘You can’t really AI that’ - ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised ritual abuse, UK experts say
Exclusive: ‘Witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse’ offending typified by sexual abuse, violence and neglect ChatGPT is driving a rise in reports of organised ritual abuse, UK experts have said, as survivors of “satanic” sexual… Read more: ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised ritual abuse, UK experts say - AI Job Loss Is Breaking the Psyche of Workers, Psychiatrist Warns
If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of Americans who earn a wage for a living, it can be hard to stay positive in the wake of recent headlines. Jack Dorsey’s Block just cut… Read more: AI Job Loss Is Breaking the Psyche of Workers, Psychiatrist Warns - What does the US military’s feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?
Tech policy professor who served in US air force explains how a feud between an AI startup and the US military illuminates ethical fault lines Anthropic’s ongoing fight with the Department of Defense over what… Read more: What does the US military’s feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war? - Jack Dorsey Defends Wearing “Love” Hat While Firing 4,000 Employees in Pivot to AI
Twitter co-founder and Block (formerly Square) CEO Jack Dorsey ain’t your typical corporate suit. For one, he doesn’t always wear them. He brings up “world peace” when endorsing his favorite tech like crypto. Nobody really… Read more: Jack Dorsey Defends Wearing “Love” Hat While Firing 4,000 Employees in Pivot to AI - Corporate Adviser Says the Ideal Number of Human Employees at a Company Is Zero
It’s 2026. AI is everywhere, and frankly, humans have had it too good for far too long. For the world’s corporations — the movers and shakers of the global economy, as it’s currently organized —… Read more: Corporate Adviser Says the Ideal Number of Human Employees at a Company Is Zero - Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint
From Gates to Musk and Altman, today’s ultra-rich steer AI and tech, raising questions about who decides the future When Bill Gates became the first modern IT mogul to reach the apex of wealth and… Read more: Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint - AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows
Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checks AI chatbots are recommending illegal online casinos to vulnerable social media… Read more: AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows - NASA DART mission reveals asteroids throw “cosmic snowballs” at each other
Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA’s DART mission revealed faint streaks on the moon Dimorphos—evidence of slow “cosmic snowballs” drifting from its parent asteroid, Didymos. The discovery… Read more: NASA DART mission reveals asteroids throw “cosmic snowballs” at each other - A perfectly balanced atom just broke one of nuclear physics’ biggest rules
Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number of protons equals the number of neutrons. For decades, these strange regions—where atomic nuclei abandon… Read more: A perfectly balanced atom just broke one of nuclear physics’ biggest rules - Scientists discover a brain signal that may trigger autism’s domino effect
Researchers have uncovered a surprising molecular chain reaction in the brain that may play a role in some forms of autism. The study suggests that nitric oxide, a tiny signaling molecule normally involved in fine-tuning… Read more: Scientists discover a brain signal that may trigger autism’s domino effect - Scientists warn fake research is spreading faster than real science
A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing massive datasets of publications,… Read more: Scientists warn fake research is spreading faster than real science - Golden Retriever genes linked to anxiety, aggression, and intelligence in humans
Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked to canine behavior are also tied to… Read more: Golden Retriever genes linked to anxiety, aggression, and intelligence in humans - AI discovers the hidden signal of liquid-like ion flow in solid-state batteries
Solid-state batteries could be safer and more energy-dense than today’s lithium-ion technology, but finding materials that allow ions to move quickly through solid electrolytes has been difficult. Researchers developed a machine learning pipeline that predicts… Read more: AI discovers the hidden signal of liquid-like ion flow in solid-state batteries - Bird droppings helped build one of ancient Peru’s most powerful kingdoms
New research suggests seabird guano helped transform the Chincha Kingdom into one of the most prosperous societies in ancient Peru. Chemical clues in centuries-old maize show farmers fertilized their crops with guano gathered from nearby… Read more: Bird droppings helped build one of ancient Peru’s most powerful kingdoms - Hunting for elusive “ghost elephants”
Deep in the Angolan Highlands lurks a rumored new species of elephant. Conservationist and ornithologist Steve Boyes has been searching for this elusive herd for years and the story of his journey is the focus… Read more: Hunting for elusive “ghost elephants” - Manager at Associated Press Tells Journalists That Resistance to AI Is Futile
One senior figure at the Associated Press appears to have caught a terminal case of tech CEO brain. According to new reporting by Semafor, the news wire’s product manager for AI strategy Aimee Rinehart embraced… Read more: Manager at Associated Press Tells Journalists That Resistance to AI Is Futile - Entirely Vibe-Coded Operating System Is a Bug-Filled Disaster
Last year, OpenAI cofounder and former exec Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding,” a new approach involving the rapid development of software by feeding an AI model a series of natural language prompts. But… Read more: Entirely Vibe-Coded Operating System Is a Bug-Filled Disaster - Drama Erupts Over Claims That Microsoft Will Embrace AI Even More Drastically in Windows 12
The Barbra Streisand effect was in full swing after tech giant Microsoft attempted to clamp down on the word “Microslop” on a Discord channel dedicated to its AI chatbot Copilot over the weekend. The onslaught… Read more: Drama Erupts Over Claims That Microsoft Will Embrace AI Even More Drastically in Windows 12 - Philosopher Studying AI Consciousness Startled When AI Agent Emails Him About Its Own “Experience”
A few years ago, if you saw something that was bot-generated in your email inbox, you’d probably mark it as spam and delete it without a second thought. Apropos of nothing, a philosopher and AI… Read more: Philosopher Studying AI Consciousness Startled When AI Agent Emails Him About Its Own “Experience” - Humanity Has Altered an Asteroid’s Orbit Around the Sun
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that moved the heavens, coveted crystals, dined on lunar legumes, and got a four-star review. First, humanity has permanently signed its name into the… Read more: Humanity Has Altered an Asteroid’s Orbit Around the Sun - Humanity Has Altered an Asteroid’s Orbit Around the SunWelcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that moved the heavens, coveted crystals, dined on lunar legumes, and got a four-star review. First, humanity has permanently signed its name into the… Read more: Humanity Has Altered an Asteroid’s Orbit Around the Sun
- From Iran to Ukraine, everyone’s trying to hack security cameras
For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an age of cheap, insecure, Internet-connected consumer devices, however, militaries have gained another powerful set of… Read more: From Iran to Ukraine, everyone’s trying to hack security cameras - You’ll Choke When You Hear How Many Full-Time Jobs a $136 Million Data Center Will Actually Create
Fit Precast, an industrial concrete company, is dropping $102 million on a new facility in Gastonia, North Carolina, creating 125 new jobs for workers throughout the area. Pharmaceutical giant Becton Dickinson is putting $110 million… Read more: You’ll Choke When You Hear How Many Full-Time Jobs a $136 Million Data Center Will Actually Create - A unicorn-like Spinosaurus found in the Sahara
The Spinosaurus is a sail-backed, crocodile-snouted dinosaur that Hollywood depicted as a giant terrestrial predator capable of taking down a T. rex in Jurassic Park 3. Then they changed their mind and made it a… Read more: A unicorn-like Spinosaurus found in the Sahara - Evidence Grows That Google’s AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry
Media workers aren’t so much being replaced by AI systems as fed to one: Google’s gluttonous AI Overviews, which summarize articles and present them to users in one easy-to-read digest. But while users might be… Read more: Evidence Grows That Google’s AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry - Scientists discover tiny ocean fungus that kills toxic algae
Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful blooms. The microscopic parasite, named Algophthora mediterranea, attacks algae such as Ostreopsis cf. ovata, which produces toxins… Read more: Scientists discover tiny ocean fungus that kills toxic algae - Koalas survived a devastating population crash and their DNA is bouncing back
Koalas suffered a massive population decline that left them with dangerously low genetic diversity. However, new genomic research suggests their rapid rebound may be helping reverse some of that genetic damage. As koala numbers rise,… Read more: Koalas survived a devastating population crash and their DNA is bouncing back - Scientists say most of what you do each day happens on autopilot
Most of our daily actions may happen without much thought. Researchers found that around 65% of everyday behaviors are triggered automatically by habit rather than conscious decisions. Many of these habits actually support our personal… Read more: Scientists say most of what you do each day happens on autopilot - Tiny clump of moss helped solve a shocking cemetery crime
A tiny piece of moss helped expose a cemetery scandal in Illinois, where workers allegedly dug up graves and resold burial plots. By identifying the moss and analyzing its chlorophyll to estimate its age, scientists… Read more: Tiny clump of moss helped solve a shocking cemetery crime - Physicists finally see strange magnetic vortices predicted 50 years ago
A team of physicists has experimentally confirmed a long-predicted sequence of exotic magnetic phases in an atomically thin material. When cooled, the material forms tiny magnetic vortices before transitioning into a second ordered magnetic state—exactly… Read more: Physicists finally see strange magnetic vortices predicted 50 years ago - Antarctica has a strange gravity hole and scientists finally know why
Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity hole” to slow, deep movements… Read more: Antarctica has a strange gravity hole and scientists finally know why - A 4,000-year-old sheep reveals the secret of an ancient plague
A mysterious form of plague that spread across Eurasia thousands of years before the Black Death has finally revealed a crucial clue. Scientists analyzing ancient DNA discovered the bacterium Yersinia pestis in a 4,000-year-old domesticated… Read more: A 4,000-year-old sheep reveals the secret of an ancient plague - AI Can Mass-Unmask Pseudonymous Accounts, Research Paper Finds
For about as long as the internet has existed, users have been able to speak their mind freely through pseudonymous accounts that protect them from being doxxed or stalked. But thanks to the advent of… Read more: AI Can Mass-Unmask Pseudonymous Accounts, Research Paper Finds - ‘It means missile defence on data centres’: drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower
Iran’s targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare It is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces… Read more: ‘It means missile defence on data centres’: drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower - Children’s Toys Are Shipping With Adult AI Inside Them
A new report from the US PIRG Education Fund suggests that leading AI companies are doing little to police how developers who pay for access to their AI models are using them. One consequence, the… Read more: Children’s Toys Are Shipping With Adult AI Inside Them - Six great reads: how to get a pay rise, Catherine Opie’s images of queer America, and the influencers saving pubs
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