
- Siri AI Is Becoming Apple’s Everything Tool
Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta. - Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
When Warner Bros. showed new footage of its forthcoming satirical black comedy, Digger, at Cinemacon in April, industry insiders considered it a highlight of the event. The general public hasn’t seen anything other than a… Read more: Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer - States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
A group of 12 states led by California sued Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery today in an attempt to block a $111 billion merger that was greenlit by the Trump administration last month. “The… Read more: States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin - Solution to Feynman’s reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to “silly sprinklers”
Watering your lawn in the summer can be both pragmatic and fun with so-called “silly sprinklers,” designed to create amusing loops and spirals of water jets. And there’s some fascinating physics at work to boot.… Read more: Solution to Feynman’s reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to “silly sprinklers” - Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets
Apple is gunning for OpenAI, demanding steep penalties after stumbling on a “rare” bug that temporarily allowed a poached employee that joined OpenAI to maintain access to confidential information on Apple servers for weeks after… Read more: Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets - More than 50% of Australian university assignments used AI. How should unis respond?
Maskot/Getty Images Last week, the US software company Turnitin revealed 53.6% of Australian tertiary education submissions run through its system used some form of AI in the period from October 2025-April 2026. The company, whose… Read more: More than 50% of Australian university assignments used AI. How should unis respond? - An AI lab says chatbots have what may be a key feature of consciousness. Are they right? And what now?
Anthropic When you interact with a large language model (LLM) – one of the systems behind chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude – it can feel as though you are in contact with another conscious… Read more: An AI lab says chatbots have what may be a key feature of consciousness. Are they right? And what now? - California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
At the end of last September, electric vehicle adoption in the US began to crater. That followed the abolition of the IRS clean vehicle tax credit as part of a series of moves by President… Read more: California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers - Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor
Ukrainian drone strikes have forced Russia to completely halt shipping in the Sea of Azov in less than a week—showing once again how a country without traditional naval power can still effectively blockade maritime corridors.… Read more: Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor - How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks
In May 2019, the government of Baltimore, Maryland, fell into chaos. Cybercriminals had locked the city out of many of its critical files and demanded payment to decrypt them. The city refused to pay ransom.… Read more: How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks - Podcast: Liberation, Eroticism, and Sex in Public (with Angela Jones)
Is your sex life as private and personal as you think it is? Or is it shaped by – and constantly shaping, in turn – the society and systems you exist in? This week we’re… Read more: Podcast: Liberation, Eroticism, and Sex in Public (with Angela Jones) - US Companies Are Realizing That Chinese AI Models Are Way Cheaper, Ditch American Ones
As corporate AI bills spiral out of control, many companies are beginning to ask themselves a simple question: why pay a pretty penny for the US’s leading AI models when Chinese ones are far cheaper?… Read more: US Companies Are Realizing That Chinese AI Models Are Way Cheaper, Ditch American Ones - Meta Removes Muse Image Instagram Feature After Consent Backlash
Meta scrapped a Muse Image feature days after launch following backlash over consent, privacy, and the use of public Instagram photos. The post Meta Removes Muse Image Instagram Feature After Consent Backlash appeared first on… Read more: Meta Removes Muse Image Instagram Feature After Consent Backlash - Microsoft Study Finds AI Coding Agents Lift Pull Requests by 24%
A Microsoft study found command-line AI coding agents were linked to more merged pull requests, but adoption and review capacity shaped the results. The post Microsoft Study Finds AI Coding Agents Lift Pull Requests by… Read more: Microsoft Study Finds AI Coding Agents Lift Pull Requests by 24% - What will be left for us to work on?
I had the honor of giving a keynote at the International Conference on Machine Learning in Seoul last week titled “What will be left for us to work on?” I addressed the widespread anxiety about… Read more: What will be left for us to work on? - AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training data
Robots walking down the street, surrounded by astounded onlookers, is an increasingly common sight. But these machines aren’t yet the do-it-all assistants you’d want working in a kitchen or factory, and a major bottleneck is… Read more: AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training data - Peraton Announced the Launch of Peraton[x]™
Peraton[x] TM transforms enterprise operations to unleash their full power Peraton has released Peraton[x]TM, a breakthrough enterprise agentic AI platform that redefines what artificial intelligence can do for organizations operating at the highest stakes. Peraton[x]TM will evolve the future… Read more: Peraton Announced the Launch of Peraton[x]™ - Faraday Future Announced Cooperation with Local UAE, GCC Ecosystem Partners
FF Mobility Trading continues to strengthen its Middle East EAI robotics strategy through strategic cooperation frameworks and regional ecosystem collaboration across the UAE, GCC, and potentially the broader MENA region. These cooperation frameworks represent an… Read more: Faraday Future Announced Cooperation with Local UAE, GCC Ecosystem Partners - Mirantis Future-Proofs AI Infrastructure
k0rdent AI supports NVIDIA Grace Blackwell today and provides day-zero readiness for NVIDIA Vera Rubin and future accelerated computing generations for continuous evolution; builds on k0rdent AI support and integration with NVIDIA DSX OS Mirantis,… Read more: Mirantis Future-Proofs AI Infrastructure - TetraMem, SK hynix Advance Memory-Centric AI
Joint achievement highlights how Analog In-Memory Computing can address the growing energy and thermal challenges of AI while laying the foundation for deeper collaboration on next-generation memory and computing architectures. TetraMem Inc., a leader in… Read more: TetraMem, SK hynix Advance Memory-Centric AI - Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Prompt injections, the malicious commands attackers embed into content to entice large language models to follow them, have been attackers’ go-to tool for turning AI platforms against their users. A well-phrased command sneaked into an… Read more: Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too - A “disaster waiting to happen”? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability.
NASA breathed a deep sigh of relief six years ago when SpaceX launched two astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, on a successful mission to the International Space Station. With the safe landing of Crew… Read more: A “disaster waiting to happen”? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability. - Hackers quickly prove that Neo Geo Doom ports are not “impossible”
Last month, we passed along Modern Vintage Gamer’s (MVG) confident assertion that Doom is functionally impossible to run on the Neo Geo, owing to the console’s sprite-based display hardware and lack of a frame buffer.… Read more: Hackers quickly prove that Neo Geo Doom ports are not “impossible” - Colorado will decide whether a “right to natural gas” is added to state constitution
A ballot measure written by a conservative nonprofit could amend the Colorado Constitution to enshrine fossil fuel companies’ right to sell methane gas and possibly force communities that have tried to eliminate gas appliances from… Read more: Colorado will decide whether a “right to natural gas” is added to state constitution - Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows
Smartphone shipments started to plateau a few years back, ending the days of guaranteed double-digit growth for any company that wanted to make phones. Fewer smartphone manufacturers exist today, and they’re facing new pressure in… Read more: Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows - LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced it will let its surveillance contract with automated license plate reader company (ALPR) Flock expire, becoming the largest police department in the country to drop its contract. Notably,… Read more: LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen - Barndoor Live Session
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Classes are going to look a little different for the University of Chicago’s first year law students. On Thursday, the law school said it was banning the use of phones, tablets, and even laptops in… Read more: Law School Bans Laptops and Phones as AI Cheating Scandal Grows - I Bought the $3,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back
Putting on the $3,000 Katalyst suit is like sliding around with an electric eel. First you lay out the vest, shorts, and arm straps (on a towel if you don’t want to make a mess)… Read more: I Bought the $3,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back - The 15 AI tools Fortune 500 companies are using in 2026
Forget the surveys asking executives whether they plan to adopt AI. That question closed sometime in 2024. The live question in 2026 is which AI tools Fortune 500 companies are actually using, day to day,… Read more: The 15 AI tools Fortune 500 companies are using in 2026 - Apple’s Failed Car Project Reportedly Shapes M7 AI Chips
Apple’s failed car project reportedly shaped its Neural Engine, future M7 chips, and plans for more powerful AI server infrastructure. The post Apple’s Failed Car Project Reportedly Shapes M7 AI Chips appeared first on TechRepublic. - Google Will Now Tell You If That Ad Was Made With AI
Google is adding AI disclosure labels to ads on Search, YouTube, and Discover, but third-party AI use still depends on advertiser reporting. The post Google Will Now Tell You If That Ad Was Made With… Read more: Google Will Now Tell You If That Ad Was Made With AI - Albanese to compare pivotal moment in AI to renewable energy transition as he outlines approach
Labor sources say the PM will discuss safety concerns in speech this week but will not provide an update on copyright reforms to protect artists Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news… Read more: Albanese to compare pivotal moment in AI to renewable energy transition as he outlines approach - Can Labor save us from the risks of AI? – podcast
The AI revolution is here, and with it a fear that soon it will replace many of us in the workplace. The Australian government is grappling with how to deal with the multi-layered disruption, but… Read more: Can Labor save us from the risks of AI? – podcast - Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all
Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). In the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, they show that this theory… Read more: Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all - Stephen Hawking’s black hole laws just got a major upgrade
Scientists have developed a new framework that could finally apply the laws of thermodynamics to real, ever-changing black holes instead of only perfectly stable ones. The advance may improve our understanding of black hole mergers,… Read more: Stephen Hawking’s black hole laws just got a major upgrade - Scientists discovered the brain doesn’t make decisions the way we thought
A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that even primary sensory regions are influenced by higher brain areas through rapid feedback loops, rather than simply… Read more: Scientists discovered the brain doesn’t make decisions the way we thought - A 200-year-old physics experiment could help build future computers
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a surprisingly simple way to create exotic light structures called optical skyrmions using a 200-year-old optical effect known as the Poisson spot. Instead of relying on… Read more: A 200-year-old physics experiment could help build future computers - Lawsuit Claims the Mayo Clinic’s Use of AI Is Butchering Patient Care
One of the largest health networks integrating AI into the medical space is facing allegations that its high-tech tools are ruining patient’s lives. In a new civil suit, former Mayo Clinic research director and AI… Read more: Lawsuit Claims the Mayo Clinic’s Use of AI Is Butchering Patient Care - These Are the Worst ChatGPT Flyers You’ve Sent Us
Earlier this week, I somewhat stupidly asked our readers to send me examples of “ChatGPT flyers,” the AI-generated posters and advertisements that have taken over social media, bulletin boards, restaurant menus, store signage, business cards,… Read more: These Are the Worst ChatGPT Flyers You’ve Sent Us - Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers
While there are benefits to personalized tutoring, the evidence isn’t clear that having AI tutors helps students learn better or faster. CreativaImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus Over the past decade, the AI-focused, for-profit Alpha School has grown… Read more: Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers - The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’
The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike Marilyn Shuler has worked as a utilization review nurse for 39 years at Montefiore hospital… Read more: The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’ - Wrike Unveils Conversational AI Agent Builder With Platform Updates
Driven by rapid customer adoption, surpassing 5.5 million AI actions, the new intuitive agent builder eliminates technical barriers, making end-to-end automation accessible to every team. Wrike, the trusted work delivery platform for people and AI,… Read more: Wrike Unveils Conversational AI Agent Builder With Platform Updates - AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it
AI agent crawlers, the bots that fetch pages in real time on behalf of a person waiting for an answer, will be blocked by default on a slice of the web from September 15 onwards.… Read more: AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it - Workato Unveils Headless API and Agent Guardrails
New capabilities let AI agents run on any surface — from customer applications and websites to internal systems and automated workflows — while inheriting native, secure-by-default governance from Workato Enterprise MCP. Workato®, the leading Control… Read more: Workato Unveils Headless API and Agent Guardrails - QualityKiosk Accelerates AI Reliability Vision with Leadership Appointments
QualityKiosk Elevates Chitra Ramaswamy to Executive Director – Innovation and Technology; Names Ravishankar Gopalan as COO and Sairam Vedam as CMO QualityKiosk Technologies announced key leadership appointments and role advancements as it sharpens its focus… Read more: QualityKiosk Accelerates AI Reliability Vision with Leadership Appointments - EverMind Announced the Launch of Raven Agent
First Agent Harness Built on EverOS to Feature 100,000 Evaluated Skills and Code-Level Self-Improvement, Advancing Digital Life Toward the L3 Frontier EverMind, a global AI company incubated by Shanda Group and dedicated to pioneering long-term… Read more: EverMind Announced the Launch of Raven Agent - Ebttikar, MemryX Partner to Boost Computer Vision Edge AI Across Saudi Arabia
Ebttikar Technology Company, a Saudi technology solutions provider and systems integrator, and MemryX Inc., a developer of edge AI inference accelerator chips, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercial deployment of production-ready Computer… Read more: Ebttikar, MemryX Partner to Boost Computer Vision Edge AI Across Saudi Arabia - Spider-like creatures help uncover the surprising origins of fatherhood
Citizen scientists have helped researchers solve a long-standing mystery about how parental care evolved in harvestmen. Using photos and observations from iNaturalist, scientists more than doubled the known cases of egg-guarding behavior and discovered that… Read more: Spider-like creatures help uncover the surprising origins of fatherhood - Future moon landings could wipe out clues to how life began on Earth
A new study suggests spacecraft exhaust could quickly contaminate the moon’s most scientifically valuable regions, potentially masking ancient clues about how life began on Earth. Researchers say future lunar missions should consider new ways to… Read more: Future moon landings could wipe out clues to how life began on Earth - New method aims to keep kids safe from illegal AI-generated content
With the exploding popularity of generative artificial intelligence, many open-source models are now available online for anyone to adapt for their task, such as generating product renderings in a certain artistic style. But these models… Read more: New method aims to keep kids safe from illegal AI-generated content - ‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend – podcast
I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced? By Lauren Oyler. Read by Kate Handford Read the… Read more: ‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend – podcast - Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI?
Josh Fawaz’s song, a cover of Like a Prayer, has raised questions over how generative AI is being used in music and whether it should be declared An Australian producer has gone from a little-known… Read more: Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI? - China’s massive AI rollout – podcast
Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins on China’s embrace of AI, from medical avatars to food delivery drones and state surveillance While the spread of AI has been met perhaps with a lot of scepticism in… Read more: China’s massive AI rollout – podcast - Christopher Nolan says people ‘disdain’ AI and the idea it will replace humans is ‘nonsense’
Odyssey director addresses industry fears over artificial intelligence and says rightwing criticism of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy is ‘irrelevant’ The Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan believes the kind of movies he makes – big-budget… Read more: Christopher Nolan says people ‘disdain’ AI and the idea it will replace humans is ‘nonsense’ - Meta Caught Running Ads for Child Abuse
For many years now, child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has run rampant on Meta’s platforms. The Mark Zuckerberg-led company has been accused of trying to underplay the severity of the issue and even purposefully dismantle… Read more: Meta Caught Running Ads for Child Abuse - OpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Browser That Was Supposed to Change Everything
In October, OpenAI unveiled an AI browser dubbed Atlas, purportedly designed to help you “understand your world” and “achieve your goals” by putting ChatGPT front and center. A special “agent mode” was meant to book flights… Read more: OpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Browser That Was Supposed to Change Everything - ‘These are some of the most complex structures ever created’: how tech reporting moved into the physical world
The Guardian’s global tech reporting team are investigating the impact of the vast datacentres being built to power the AI revolution. We spoke to them about how their beat has become increasingly offline Journalists often… Read more: ‘These are some of the most complex structures ever created’: how tech reporting moved into the physical world - Journalist Alarmed When He’s Fired, But Company Keeps Posting AI Slop Under His Name
Being fired was only the first indignity that one freelance writer had to suffer. Even though Ben Touati was no longer working at ClickOut Media, new articles continued to appear under his name. An AI,… Read more: Journalist Alarmed When He’s Fired, But Company Keeps Posting AI Slop Under His Name - Scientists finally solved the mystery of Earth’s greatest mass extinction
Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in Earth’s greatest mass extinction, when warming oceans and falling oxygen levels wiped out animals… Read more: Scientists finally solved the mystery of Earth’s greatest mass extinction - Scientists discover how the brain rewires itself to truly multitask
Practice may do more than make perfect. Researchers found that extensive training physically reorganizes the brain, allowing learned tasks to bypass the prefrontal cortex and run through specialized circuits instead. By freeing the brain’s “thinking”… Read more: Scientists discover how the brain rewires itself to truly multitask - The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?
The same question drives both the plot of Moana and decades of archaeological research: Why, after centuries of relative stability, did Polynesian voyagers suddenly begin settling islands thousands of kilometers away across the Pacific? The… Read more: The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east? - Deep-sea life has a secret food source scientists never expected
Scientists discovered that extreme deep-sea pressure squeezes valuable nutrients out of sinking organic particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes. The finding could rewrite our understanding of both deep-ocean ecosystems and how carbon… Read more: Deep-sea life has a secret food source scientists never expected - Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab
Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that produces synthetic ultrafast rotation. The achievement transforms a long-standing theoretical idea into a practical experiment and could… Read more: Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab - Alzheimer’s tau protein has a surprising secret role in memory
Researchers found that tau is essential for turning new experiences into lasting memories by helping organize the brain’s memory-storing cells. The mouse study also revealed how abnormal tau may contribute to Alzheimer’s by disrupting both… Read more: Alzheimer’s tau protein has a surprising secret role in memory - Christopher Nolan Unloads on AI Slop
Director Christopher Nolan has a reputation for tortuous storytelling. His movies elliptically jump across time (“Memento”), or move backwards through it (“Tenet”), or toy with solipsism to have us question what’s real (“Inception”). We suspect… Read more: Christopher Nolan Unloads on AI Slop - Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides
Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat rare diseases. - Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI
Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment Every weekday, Matt, a software engineer, looks forward… Read more: Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI - Grok Linked to Sickening Crime in Lawsuit That Puts SpaceX in Crosshairs
According to boosters of AI, the tech was supposed to usher in an era of unprecedented productivity, leisure time for workers, and scientific discovery. But in reality, it keeps being linked to crimes so ghoulish… Read more: Grok Linked to Sickening Crime in Lawsuit That Puts SpaceX in Crosshairs - Why gold never tarnishes has finally been explained
Gold may have a secret self-defense system that helps it resist tarnishing. Researchers discovered that atoms on gold surfaces reorganize themselves into patterns that block oxygen from reacting with the metal, suppressing oxidation by up… Read more: Why gold never tarnishes has finally been explained - AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split
Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creatives Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news… Read more: AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split - Scientists Solve Mystery of Bizarre ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that busted their butts, scaled great heights, got it right, and discovered a new world. First, Hannibal marched an army of men, horses, and… Read more: Scientists Solve Mystery of Bizarre ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star - Famous “Pick Up Artist” Reduced to Hitting on AI Girlfriend
Erik von Markovik, the notorious “pickup artist” known by his stage name Mystery, is apparently obsessed with an AI girlfriend. Last month, as Wired reports, von Markovik posted a video to his Instagram showing an… Read more: Famous “Pick Up Artist” Reduced to Hitting on AI Girlfriend - Europe just unveiled a new rival to SpaceX’s Starship
A detailed independent study found that SpaceX’s Starship is every bit as revolutionary as expected, while revealing both its impressive capabilities and its biggest remaining hurdles. It also introduces an ambitious European rocket concept that… Read more: Europe just unveiled a new rival to SpaceX’s Starship - Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand’s giant birds
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand’s birds. The find suggests the country’s giant flightless geese evolved from much more recent arrivals, revealing… Read more: Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand’s giant birds - Why the human body has so many design flaws
Many of the body’s biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, eyes, teeth, pelvis, and even certain nerves all reveal compromises that worked well enough… Read more: Why the human body has so many design flaws - Tiny bubbles could revolutionize inkjet printing
Ultra-fine bubbles may offer a cleaner way to perfect inkjet printing for next-generation electronics. By simply changing the number of bubbles in each droplet, researchers were able to dramatically reshape the final printed pattern without… Read more: Tiny bubbles could revolutionize inkjet printing - Physicists finally build a quantum material predicted more than a decade ago
Researchers have achieved a major milestone by creating a long-sought two-dimensional quantum material and confirming its unusual conducting edge states. The ability to control these states through strain could make the material a promising platform… Read more: Physicists finally build a quantum material predicted more than a decade ago - This electric field trick boosted heat flow by nearly 300%
Researchers discovered that electricity can dramatically reshape how heat flows through certain ceramic materials, increasing heat conduction by almost threefold in a preferred direction. The unexpected result could lead to much more efficient cooling technologies… Read more: This electric field trick boosted heat flow by nearly 300% - Scientists warn invasive Asian mantises are threatening Europe’s wildlife
Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as invasive, raising new concerns about their impact on native wildlife. Boosted by climate change and urban environments,… Read more: Scientists warn invasive Asian mantises are threatening Europe’s wildlife - The AI Industry Has Finally Found the Perfect Customer: Bloodthirsty Terrorists
AI chatbots has been a dream come true for criminals. The tech has been a boon for scammers. Hackers are using the tools to infiltrate networks and steal sensitive data. Art forgers are even generating… Read more: The AI Industry Has Finally Found the Perfect Customer: Bloodthirsty Terrorists - Overhaul of public lands grazing regulations seeks to cut public involvement
The federal government is rewriting its rules governing ranching on public lands to increase the number of cattle, sheep, and other livestock grazing on 155 million acres in the West, an area twice the size… Read more: Overhaul of public lands grazing regulations seeks to cut public involvement - A Jupiter-size planet that escaped its star’s death
WD 1856 b is the only confirmed case of a planet that survived the death of a Sun-like star. It’s a Jupiter-size world orbiting a white dwarf—the burned-out remnant of a Sun-like star. Now, a… Read more: A Jupiter-size planet that escaped its star’s death - Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?
Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the law Entering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I… Read more: Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future? - AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has a movie coming out. Spare us this future | Dave Schilling
Acting is about human connection across cultural and social divides. But we can’t expect much of that in the ‘Tillyverse’ Rejoice, cinema lovers. Tilly Norwood is back! Not familiar? I don’t blame you, as she’s… Read more: AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has a movie coming out. Spare us this future | Dave Schilling - Datacentres drive emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to half those of France
All three companies say they still aim to achieve net zero carbon output despite construction boom Microsoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely… Read more: Datacentres drive emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to half those of France - Tech Bros Puzzled by Why AI Hasn’t “Massively Disrupted” Books Yet
A lot of people still seem convinced that AI will replace every job on Earth, despite the fact that the tech still struggle with simple math. As the AI hype wears increasingly thin, that gap… Read more: Tech Bros Puzzled by Why AI Hasn’t “Massively Disrupted” Books Yet - Google AI Models Explained: Gemini, Veo, Nano Banana & More
Learn what Google’s major AI models do, including Gemini, Veo, Imagen, Nano Banana, Gemma, Lyria, Chirp, and Gemini Nano. The post Google AI Models Explained: Gemini, Veo, Nano Banana & More appeared first on TechRepublic. - Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy
Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts Meta has said it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users… Read more: Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy - OpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company
Johannes Heidecke’s departure comes as OpenAI tries to further integrate its research and safety teams. - Increased drone surveillance of illegal July 4th fireworks led to $100K fine
More cities and towns deployed drones to spot illegal fireworks during the Fourth of July celebrations commemorating America’s 250th anniversary—leading to a $100,000 fine in one instance and coming as part of a broader national… Read more: Increased drone surveillance of illegal July 4th fireworks led to $100K fine - Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor
There are some obvious big picture issues that stand between us and useful quantum computing. Issues like whether we can make enough high-quality hardware qubits to connect into the error-corrected logical qubits we need, and… Read more: Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor - China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it
China’s sprawling state-owned rocket developer, maker of the country’s Long March rocket family, announced it recovered a reusable orbital-class booster for the first time Friday in the South China Sea. The milestone mission began with… Read more: China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it - Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets
Suit claims OpenAI poached Apple workers, coaxing them to share confidential material in bid to create hardware Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday alleging the artificial intelligence firm stole company trade secrets in… Read more: Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets - Apple Loses EU Court Fight Over iOS, App Store Rules
Apple lost its EU court challenge over iOS and the App Store, keeping both under the Digital Markets Act as another legal challenge still remains possible. The post Apple Loses EU Court Fight Over iOS,… Read more: Apple Loses EU Court Fight Over iOS, App Store Rules - New York Bans Smart Glasses Across 1,240 Courts
New York will ban Meta and other smart glasses from all 1,240 state courts starting July 20 over privacy and recording concerns. The post New York Bans Smart Glasses Across 1,240 Courts appeared first on… Read more: New York Bans Smart Glasses Across 1,240 Courts - Claude Code Espionage Campaign Exposes a New Enterprise AI Risk
Anthropic’s AI-run espionage report shows why enterprises need stronger governance for AI agents, MCP connectors, and enterprise data access. The post Claude Code Espionage Campaign Exposes a New Enterprise AI Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. - Study shows how toxic RFK Jr.’s change to measles vaccine is for US toddlers
With no new data or clear reasoning, a panel of advisors hand-selected by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted last September to strip federal recommendations for a combination shot against measles, mumps, rubella,… Read more: Study shows how toxic RFK Jr.’s change to measles vaccine is for US toddlers - Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers
A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in prison yesterday after colluding with BlackCat scammers to extort the victims he was hired to protect. As a ransomware negotiator for the company DigitalMint, Florida… Read more: Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers - Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck
Back in 2024, we reported on the discovery of the Quest shipwreck, the polar exploration vessel that served Arctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his last voyage. Shackleton died before reaching their destination, and the… Read more: Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck
