
- 100 years later, where is Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fuel rocket?
It flew for only two seconds, but its impact is still felt a century later. Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fueled rocket, which lifted off from a snowy field on March 16, 1926, has been written about… Read more: 100 years later, where is Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fuel rocket? - Apple’s AirPods Max 2 bring H2 chip, boosted ANC in April for $549
Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 today, following up the original AirPods Max, which were announced in December 2020. The new model brings improved active noise cancellation (ANC) and other new features via an updated H2… Read more: Apple’s AirPods Max 2 bring H2 chip, boosted ANC in April for $549 - F1 in China: I’ve never seen so many people in those grandstands
Formula 1 raced in China this past weekend, just a week after the sport kicked off its 2026 season in Australia. Most of the teams had a better handle on the sport’s complicated new cars… Read more: F1 in China: I’ve never seen so many people in those grandstands - WIRED Article Production automation page/Only for QA/Do not click/Do not publish
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Lonely young people are likely better off texting a random stranger than talking to a chatbot, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of British Columbia found that first-semester college students who texted… Read more: Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows - Child’s play: blame it all on the dog | Brief letters
Baby lies | Fuel price fairness | Gut feelings | Fifa fiasco | Human connection | Cooking instructions When gently asked about a pen scribble in a picture book “Goodness, I wonder who did that?”,… Read more: Child’s play: blame it all on the dog | Brief letters - Elon Musk Just Made a Small Change That Speaks Volumes About His Desperation
As xAI reels from a mass exodus of cofounders, remains mired in numerous controversies, and loses ground to competitors like Anthropic, CEO Elon Musk has quietly made a small but significant change to how its… Read more: Elon Musk Just Made a Small Change That Speaks Volumes About His Desperation - US Treasury publishes AI risk Guidebook for financial institutions
The US Treasury has published several documents designed for the US financial services sector that suggest a structured approach to managing AI risks in operations and policy (see subheading ‘Resources and Downloads’ towards the bottom… Read more: US Treasury publishes AI risk Guidebook for financial institutions - This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive
The excitement surrounding recent strides in humanoid robotics is palpable. They’re being used to assemble electric cars, sort packages, and perform carefully choreographed martial arts on stage. Bipedal robots are even being sent to the… Read more: This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive - Meta Reportingly Firing a Vast Percentage of Its Staff in Zuckerberg’s Move to AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made headlines last year by offering mind-boggling job offers to top AI talent. One of these come-ons reportedly breached $1 billion — a borderline absurd sum that ended up being declined.… Read more: Meta Reportingly Firing a Vast Percentage of Its Staff in Zuckerberg’s Move to AI - Witness Caught Using Smartglasses in Court Blames it all on ChatGPT
An insolvency judge in England tossed out testimony after discovering a witness was being coached on what to say in real time through a pair of smartglasses. When the voice of the coach started coming… Read more: Witness Caught Using Smartglasses in Court Blames it all on ChatGPT - No accountability: Bills would ban liability lawsuits for climate change
Republican lawmakers in multiple states and Congress are advancing proposals to shield polluters from climate accountability and prevent any type of liability for climate change harms—even as these harms and their associated costs continue to… Read more: No accountability: Bills would ban liability lawsuits for climate change - Nvidia GTC 2026 Live Blog: Jensen Huang’s Keynote, Hardware Reveals, and More AI News
This live blog will be updated in real time as Nvidia GTC 2026 announcements begin. The post Nvidia GTC 2026 Live Blog: Jensen Huang’s Keynote, Hardware Reveals, and More AI News appeared first on TechRepublic. - Ethermed, VisiQuate Partner to Transform Revenue Cycle Automation
Integrating advanced predictive modeling, automation, and embedded authorization capabilities to eliminate delays and strengthen revenue cycle performance. Ethermed, an AI-driven Prior Authorization automation innovator in healthcare, and VisiQuate, a leader in AI-powered revenue cycle intelligence,… Read more: Ethermed, VisiQuate Partner to Transform Revenue Cycle Automation - Truecaller Gives Families a Way to Stop Scam Calls Remotely
Truecaller is turning scam defense into a shared task, giving relatives tools to manage protection settings and step into suspected fraud calls. The post Truecaller Gives Families a Way to Stop Scam Calls Remotely appeared… Read more: Truecaller Gives Families a Way to Stop Scam Calls Remotely - What ‘gooning’ reveals about intimacy in a world cordoned off by screens
Gooning usually involves streaming online pornography across multiple screens and browsers for hours at a time. Tero Vesalainen/iStock via Getty Images Four years ago, I started a class at Temple University titled, “Social Perspectives of… Read more: What ‘gooning’ reveals about intimacy in a world cordoned off by screens - A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle
If you aren’t working at it, you’re not learning it − something college students need to understand as AI makes producing work easier. Sam Edwards via Getty Images I was early to the generative AI… Read more: A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle - The science of how fireflies stay in sync
Scientists have discovered that male fireflies in a South Carolina swamp follow local interaction rules to synchronize their flashing mating displays. The research is being presented at a meeting of the American Physical Society in… Read more: The science of how fireflies stay in sync - 66degrees Announced the Launch of Paradigm
66degrees, a leading AI and data solutions firm, today announced the launch of Paradigm, a proprietary platform that uses AI-enabled Delivery Agents to accelerate enterprise modernization to a cloud-native environment, with preliminary acceleration of 50-70%. Designed… Read more: 66degrees Announced the Launch of Paradigm - A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites
Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago. It was not an overly impressive flight. The rocket, fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen, rose just 41… Read more: A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites - NTT DATA and NVIDIA bring enterprise AI factories to production scale
NTT DATA has announced an initiative to deliver NVIDIA-powered platforms designed to give organisations a repeatable, production-ready model for scaling AI. The offering integrates NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated computing and high-performance networking with NVIDIA AI Enterprise software,… Read more: NTT DATA and NVIDIA bring enterprise AI factories to production scale - The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets
The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers identified dozens of compounds linked to oils,… Read more: The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets - Scientists discover what really happens during sourdough fermentation
New research shows that sourdough fermentation does more than make bread rise—it transforms wheat fibers in unexpected ways. Scientists found that enzymes already present in wheat, activated by the sourdough’s acidic environment, break down key… Read more: Scientists discover what really happens during sourdough fermentation - OpenAI Frontier puts enterprise AI agents at the centre of a fight the SaaS industry cannot afford to lose
When OpenAI launched Frontier in February, the announcement was framed as a platform for enterprise AI agents. What it actually signalled was a direct challenge to the revenue architecture that has underpinned the software industry for the… Read more: OpenAI Frontier puts enterprise AI agents at the centre of a fight the SaaS industry cannot afford to lose - Zenity Earns FedRAMP In Process Status for AI Agent Protection
Zenity partners with Knox Systems to advance toward federal authorization to secure AI agents across government environments. Zenity, the leading security and governance platform for AI agents, today announced it has achieved FedRAMP “In Process”… Read more: Zenity Earns FedRAMP In Process Status for AI Agent Protection - Scientists unlock a powerful new way to turn sunlight into fuel
Scientists have developed a powerful new computational method that could accelerate the search for next-generation materials capable of turning sunlight into useful chemical energy. The work focuses on polyheptazine imides, a promising class of carbon… Read more: Scientists unlock a powerful new way to turn sunlight into fuel - ThunderSoft Showcases Edge AI Innovations at embedded world 2026
As embedded world 2026 concludes in Nuremberg, one theme stands out across the exhibition halls: the rapid acceleration of intelligent edge systems. With the convergence of high-performance computing, on-device AI, and industry-specific software platforms, enterprises… Read more: ThunderSoft Showcases Edge AI Innovations at embedded world 2026 - ‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams
Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The (mostly) women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money. - Babel Street Announces Agentic Risk Intelligence for the AI-on-AI Era
AI systems deliver decision-ready intelligence at machine speed with governed AI-as-a-Worker and Agent-to-Agent acceleration Babel Street, a global leader in mission-grade risk intelligence, today announced its strategic roadmap for 2026, marking a decisive shift toward… Read more: Babel Street Announces Agentic Risk Intelligence for the AI-on-AI Era - Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice
Exclusive: revelation comes as company faces mounting scrutiny over use of AI to provide health tips Google has dropped a new artificial intelligence search feature that gave users crowdsourced health advice from amateurs around the… Read more: Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice - The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world
A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner It was March 2016, and at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, the world was gathered to… Read more: The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world - Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt
A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground movements caused by magma pushing underground—often hours before… Read more: Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt - THOR AI solves a 100-year-old physics problem in seconds
A new AI framework called THOR is transforming how scientists calculate the behavior of atoms inside materials. Instead of relying on slow simulations that take weeks of supercomputer time, the system uses tensor network mathematics… Read more: THOR AI solves a 100-year-old physics problem in seconds - Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with more than 800 participants… Read more: Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative - Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread
Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe about 10 microns ahead by tugging on surrounding collagen fibers, clusters of normal epithelial cells can… Read more: Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread - AI job layoffs are here: it’s time to revive the push for shorter working hours | John Quiggin
There’s no doubt artificial intelligence will produce real productivity improvements. It’s imperative these benefits are shared with workers The announcement that Australian software giant Atlassian will lay off 10% of staff has brought the debate… Read more: AI job layoffs are here: it’s time to revive the push for shorter working hours | John Quiggin - Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on?
PaulineWee / DAIR via Better Images of AI, CC BY In the past few months, a wave of tech corporations have announced significant staff cuts and attributed them to efficiency gains driven by artificial intelligence… Read more: Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on? - AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months
An AI system’s little oopsie, and a police department’s staggering incompetence, landed an innocent grandma in jail. Harrowing reporting by North Dakota radio station WDAY details how the 50-year-old Angela Lipps spent nearly six months… Read more: AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months - China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents
Open source AI agent OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has taken over the internet by storm. The tool allows practically anybody to create autonomous AI agents that can complete complex tasks on your… Read more: China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents - Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI
The use of AI in Hollywood has turned into a lightning rod, especially as ongoing contract negotiations between major studios and the Writers Guild of America drag on. Earlier this week, the union released a… Read more: Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI - Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist
‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref Qazvini A stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing… Read more: Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist - Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model
For an Instagram page only a few months old, Jessica Foster is thriving. The model has over a million followers on the social media platform, and a blossoming OnlyFans presence boasting 13,000 likes across 25… Read more: Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model - AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter
Instead of romanticising a pre-AI past, universities should use this moment to rethink what they actually want students to demonstrate, says Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed The frustration many academics are expressing about artificial intelligence and critical… Read more: AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter - Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI
Another tech giant is culling immense numbers of workers. On Thursday, prominent Australian software firm Atlassian announced it was laying off ten percent of its workforce, or about 1,600 employees. Like a growing number of… Read more: Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI - Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence
Analysts are relying on tools that fuse satellite imagery, ship data and open-source reporting into real-time insight The post Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence appeared first on SpaceNews. - ‘Cruel hoax’ or ‘work-life balance nirvana’: whatever happened to the four-day work week?
It has been years since the four-day work week was floated as a solution to everything from traffic congestion to burnout. So why aren’t we all doing it now? Get our weekend culture and lifestyle… Read more: ‘Cruel hoax’ or ‘work-life balance nirvana’: whatever happened to the four-day work week? - AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it
Could we be at the beginning of a change never before seen by humans – allowing us to escape the drudgery of work? The other day I pulled into the parking lot of a client’s… Read more: AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it - The Military’s AI Fever Is Leading Into Disaster, Critics Say
The United States military has an AI hype problem, and if officials aren’t careful, it could lead to civil catastrophe. That’s according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center, a law and policy think… Read more: The Military’s AI Fever Is Leading Into Disaster, Critics Say - These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high There is an Israeli military strategy called… Read more: These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models - An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda Prelude
The Honda Prelude was never simply a car. It was an engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: compact, disciplined, and unapologetically technical. At its best, it distilled Honda’s faith in precision manufacturing and clever packaging… Read more: An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda Prelude - Sam Altman Admits That AI Is Disrupting the Basic Fabric of Capitalism
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s public persona depends on a carefully balanced contradiction. Though he presents himself as the thoughtful steward of a dangerous technology, the AI luminary has aggressively pursued relationships with top lawmakers while… Read more: Sam Altman Admits That AI Is Disrupting the Basic Fabric of Capitalism - Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life
New research suggests Mars may have remained habitable much longer than scientists once thought. Ancient sand dunes in Gale Crater appear to have been soaked by underground water billions of years ago, leaving behind minerals… Read more: Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life - Astronomers just found the source of the brightest fast radio burst ever
Astronomers have discovered the brightest fast radio burst ever detected and traced it to a nearby galaxy using a new network of CHIME Outrigger telescopes. The flash, nicknamed RBFLOAT, lasted only a fraction of a… Read more: Astronomers just found the source of the brightest fast radio burst ever - Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves
Scientists studying crops irrigated with treated wastewater discovered that trace pharmaceuticals often collect in plant leaves. Tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce absorbed medications such as antidepressants and seizure drugs during the experiment. However, the edible portions… Read more: Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves - The financial crisis that quietly stunted a generation
When the Asian financial crisis sent rice prices soaring in Indonesia in the late 1990s, the shock didn’t just strain household budgets—it left lasting marks on children’s bodies. Researchers from the University of Bonn found… Read more: The financial crisis that quietly stunted a generation - Twenty years in, Amazon S3 finds itself at the center of AWS’ push beyond storage
For Amazon Web Services Inc., this year’s Amazon S3 anniversary marks more than a milestone — it underscores S3’s rise from an internal utility to a pillar of cloud infrastructure and beyond. Commemorating the 20th… Read more: Twenty years in, Amazon S3 finds itself at the center of AWS’ push beyond storage - GTC preview: Inside the AI factory — The $1T infrastructure war under the hood of the AI economy
Every year the artificial intelligence industry gathers at Nvidia Corp.’s GPU Technology Conference expecting to see faster graphics processing units, bigger models and the next wave of AI software innovation. And yes, that will all… Read more: GTC preview: Inside the AI factory — The $1T infrastructure war under the hood of the AI economy - NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere
Mars didn’t always look like the barren world we see today. Over billions of years, the Sun’s solar wind stripped away much of its atmosphere, helping transform it from a warmer, wetter planet into a… Read more: NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere - A donut-shaped protein breaks apart to start bacterial cell division
Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ protein, which normally forms a donut-shaped structure, must bend and partially break apart to bind key… Read more: A donut-shaped protein breaks apart to start bacterial cell division - Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests
Hidden in volcanic lakes and deep-sea vents, scientists have discovered tough new DNA-binding proteins built to survive extreme conditions. After scanning huge genetic databases, researchers found molecules that remain stable under heat, salt, and harsh… Read more: Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests - Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia
A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that TDP43 controls a key DNA repair process, but when the protein becomes imbalanced, the… Read more: Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia - Scared of spiders? Scientists say the real nightmare is losing them
Spiders and insects may not be fan favorites, but they are vital to the health of ecosystems—and scientists barely know how they’re doing. Researchers found that nearly 90% of North America’s insect and arachnid species… Read more: Scared of spiders? Scientists say the real nightmare is losing them - NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates strange spiderweb ridges on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover is investigating strange spiderweb-like ridges on Mars that may reveal a hidden chapter of the planet’s watery history. These “boxwork” formations likely formed when groundwater flowed through cracks in the rock, leaving… Read more: NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates strange spiderweb ridges on Mars - New Data Centers Will Be Powered by Human Brain Cells
Last year, researchers at Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs showed off its CL1, the “world’s first code deployable biological computer” that’s made up of 200,000 living human neurons. In February, the company showed off its… Read more: New Data Centers Will Be Powered by Human Brain Cells - This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation | Arwa Mahdawi
Palantir’s CEO says the platforms will have a vast effect on the electoral landscape … especially women. Is it a warning or a sales pitch? Don’t you just love AI? It has inundated the internet… Read more: This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation | Arwa Mahdawi - Americans’ Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over
America really hates data centers. While the rise of grassroots data center opposition makes compelling evidence on its own, a new survey by the Pew Research Center shows just how bad the tech industry’s PR… Read more: Americans’ Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over - Watchdog Issues Grim Warning About Letting AI Run Your Life
These days, the AI stack beckons: emails, shopping, personal finance — there’s hardly a task some company isn’t clamoring to automate on your behalf. As tempting as it might sound to let AI agents handle… Read more: Watchdog Issues Grim Warning About Letting AI Run Your Life - The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet
The DOGE deposition videos a judge ordered removed from YouTube on Friday after they had gone massively viral have since been backed up across the internet, including as a torrent and to the Internet Archive.… Read more: The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet - CEO of Palantir Says AI Will Seize Power Away From College-Educated Women
From the guy who bragged that he chats with “real Nazis” and mused about how legalizing war crimes would be good for his bottom line comes another zinger that will have you yearn for the… Read more: CEO of Palantir Says AI Will Seize Power Away From College-Educated Women - Alien Life Might Exist on the Starless Moons of Rogue Planets, Scientists Say
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that searched for life in the dark, stood up for hedgehogs, dropped some wisdom, and died in an inexplicably epic explosion. First, aliens might… Read more: Alien Life Might Exist on the Starless Moons of Rogue Planets, Scientists Say - Scientists discover giant swirling plumes hidden deep inside Greenland’s ice sheet
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of strange plume-like structures hidden deep inside the Greenland ice sheet. New research suggests they form through thermal convection—slow, swirling motions driven by temperature differences inside the ice.… Read more: Scientists discover giant swirling plumes hidden deep inside Greenland’s ice sheet - Textbooks were wrong: Scientists reveal the surprising way human hair really grows
Hair may grow in a completely different way than scientists once believed. Instead of being pushed out from the root, new research shows that moving cells inside the follicle actually pull the hair upward like… Read more: Textbooks were wrong: Scientists reveal the surprising way human hair really grows - Police Drones in Haiti Have Killed More Than 1,000 People
With all eyes on West Asia as the US and Israel unleash devastating air strikes on Iran, another deadly conflict is already well underway: the political crisis in Haiti. According to a new report by… Read more: Police Drones in Haiti Have Killed More Than 1,000 People - New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking
First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people A new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people.… Read more: New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking - Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think
Professors are fighting an uphill battle against the intrusion of AI into education, and it’s forcing them to rethink how they instruct their students, many of whom have already become hopelessly dependent on the tech.… Read more: Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think - Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval
Elon Musk has ordered another round of job cuts at xAI after growing frustrated with the poor performance of its coding product, forcing out several more cofounders and parachuting in “fixers” from SpaceX and Tesla… Read more: Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval - Scientists discover ancient DNA “switches” hidden in plants for 400 million years
Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million regulatory DNA sequences that… Read more: Scientists discover ancient DNA “switches” hidden in plants for 400 million years - A lab mistake at Cambridge reveals a powerful new way to modify drug molecules
Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules at the final stages of development. Unlike traditional methods that rely on toxic chemicals and harsh conditions, the new approach… Read more: A lab mistake at Cambridge reveals a powerful new way to modify drug molecules - Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?
Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposed Stargate was to be the world’s biggest AI investment: a $500bn infrastructure project to “secure American… Read more: Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst? - NHS and MoD will be urged to buy British tech to drive growth amid Iran crisis
Treasury minister Spencer Livermore trails new strategy as chancellor pins hopes on benefits of AI amid global uncertainty The NHS and Ministry of Defence will be urged to buy British tech, as the government pins… Read more: NHS and MoD will be urged to buy British tech to drive growth amid Iran crisis - Scientists warn Australia’s “zombie tree” could vanish within a generation
A newly identified Australian tree has been dubbed the “zombie” tree because it’s alive but unable to reproduce. Myrtle rust repeatedly kills its young growth, stopping the species from flowering or making seeds. Scientists are… Read more: Scientists warn Australia’s “zombie tree” could vanish within a generation - Gut bacteria that make serotonin may hold the key to IBS
Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin levels, increased nerve cells in the colon, and… Read more: Gut bacteria that make serotonin may hold the key to IBS - NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there’s a reason why
When talking about risk during a press conference on Thursday, the NASA officials in charge of the upcoming Artemis II Moon mission hedged their answers. Reporters’ questions on the risks were certainly valid and appropriate.… Read more: NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there’s a reason why - Microplastics may be quietly damaging your brain and fueling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, water, and even household dust—could trigger inflammation and damage in the brain through multiple biological pathways. Scientists estimate… Read more: Microplastics may be quietly damaging your brain and fueling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s - Our Sun may have escaped the Milky Way’s center with thousands of twin stars
Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of Sun-like stars billions of years ago. The journey may have carried the solar system… Read more: Our Sun may have escaped the Milky Way’s center with thousands of twin stars - Simple water trick cuts diesel engine pollution by over 60%
Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions that improve fuel mixing and lower combustion… Read more: Simple water trick cuts diesel engine pollution by over 60% - DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery
A judge on Friday ordered the immediate removal of a series of depositions of members of DOGE, but not before clips of the depositions, including one in which a member was largely unable to define… Read more: DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery - Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories
Researchers say they’ve discovered a supply-chain attack flooding repositories with malicious packages that contain invisible code, a technique that’s flummoxing traditional defenses designed to detect such threats. The researchers, from firm Aikido Security, said Friday… Read more: Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories - Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company
Google Fiber, now officially called GFiber, is being sold to private equity firm Stonepeak and will be combined with cable-and-fiber firm Astound Broadband to create a larger Internet service provider. Google owner Alphabet announced Wednesday… Read more: Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company - Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games
With its Alpha series of game-playing AIs, Google’s DeepMind group seemed to have found a way for its AIs to tackle any game, mastering games like chess and Go by repeatedly playing itself during training.… Read more: Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games - Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good
Do you remember the joyful satisfaction you felt when you really started to understand Slay the Spire? This isn’t a totally rhetorical question. If you’re reading this piece about Slay the Spire 2—published roughly a… Read more: Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good - Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum
A 58-year-old woman in Greece appears to hold the record for growing a parasitic sheep bot fly in her nose the longest, almost creating a snot rocket that could literally fly. Usually, when the sheep… Read more: Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum - The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?
As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out? Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s… Read more: The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI? - Elon Musk Orders Sweeping Layoffs as xAI Fails to Catch Up
In a Thursday tweet, Elon Musk said he was looking to rebuild his AI startup xAI “from the foundations up” after admitting it wasn’t “built right first time around.” The news comes amid a major… Read more: Elon Musk Orders Sweeping Layoffs as xAI Fails to Catch Up - What IT Leaders Can Learn From a Housing Authority’s AI Transformation
How a small IT team at the South Mississippi Housing Authority used AI and hybrid cloud technology to handle 68% of calls and modernize legacy infrastructure. The post What IT Leaders Can Learn From a… Read more: What IT Leaders Can Learn From a Housing Authority’s AI Transformation - Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte
If you’re an AT&T FirstNet customer and suddenly get hit with a $6,200 charge, the good news is that it’s probably a mistake and can be corrected. But actually getting the wrong charge wiped out… Read more: Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte - Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs
For more than a decade, most electric vehicles have shared the same electrical backbone: a battery pack operating at roughly 400 V. It’s the invisible standard behind everything from early compliance cars to today’s bestselling… Read more: Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs - Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty
Canceling a software subscription is supposed to be easy—that’s what US law dictates. Adobe, however, has played fast and loose with its Creative Cloud subscriptions in the past. The company was sued by the Department… Read more: Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty - AI Expansions, Cyberthreats, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from March 9–13. The post AI Expansions, Cyberthreats, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic. - Subscribers to Amazon Prime Video with ads lose 4K support on April 10
Starting on April 10, Amazon Prime subscribers will pay $5 per month for ad-free Prime Video without ads, up from the current $3 per month on top of their Prime subscription, Amazon announced today. On… Read more: Subscribers to Amazon Prime Video with ads lose 4K support on April 10
