
- Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be?
The deployment of automated software systems called AI agents has recently exploded. A November 2025 report by MIT Sloan School of Management and Boston Consulting Group found that 35 percent of surveyed businesses had already deployed… Read more: Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be? - Virtue AI Announces Leadership Transition to Drive Mission Forward
Sohaib Shaikh Appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Daniel Le Continues as Chief Financial and Operating Officer Following 600 percent Year-over-Year Growth Virtue AI has named Sohaib Shaikh Chief Executive Officer and confirmed that Daniel Le… Read more: Virtue AI Announces Leadership Transition to Drive Mission Forward - County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’
On June 26, the County Manager of Henrico County, Virginia, John Vithoulkas, sent an email to thousands of county employees asking them to help the local government conserve electricity. “Beginning July 1st, the rate we… Read more: County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’ - Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulation Political groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in on one local race in Colorado, as… Read more: Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive - China’s LineShine Tops Supercomputer List Despite AI Benchmark Gap
China’s LineShine debuted as the world’s fastest supercomputer on TOP500, but mixed-precision benchmark results complicate its AI performance claim. The post China’s LineShine Tops Supercomputer List Despite AI Benchmark Gap appeared first on TechRepublic. - Florida bans local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals
A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the global climate and intensifying disasters such as hurricanes. Specifically, HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals.… Read more: Florida bans local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals - Ford Brings Back Veteran Engineers After AI Quality Setback
Ford rehired veteran engineers after AI quality systems fell short, showing why expert oversight still matters in high-stakes automation. The post Ford Brings Back Veteran Engineers After AI Quality Setback appeared first on TechRepublic. - iPhone Security Fixes May Arrive Sooner as AI Speeds Up Threats
Apple is releasing some iPhone security fixes earlier as AI raises concerns about faster cyberattacks and shorter patch windows. The post iPhone Security Fixes May Arrive Sooner as AI Speeds Up Threats appeared first on… Read more: iPhone Security Fixes May Arrive Sooner as AI Speeds Up Threats - Return of the ‘greybeards’: AI backfired – so Ford had to rehire humans
The US motor company found that the hundreds of AI cameras being used for design and manufacturing checks were prone to pitfalls Name: “Greybeards.” Age: There’s a clue in the name. Continue reading… - Scammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist
Scammers are selling seeds for plants that don’t exist with spectacular, AI-generated images of technicolor leaves that bloom in the shape of birds, butterflies, and cat heads. This type of fake seeds scam predates widespread… Read more: Scammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist - Anthropic Hires Economist Who Says 33 Percent Chance of Human Extinction Is Acceptable
Out of all the big AI players, Anthropic is the one that likes to doomsay about AI the most — because it’s also the most concerned about AI safety, of course. So you’ll never guess… Read more: Anthropic Hires Economist Who Says 33 Percent Chance of Human Extinction Is Acceptable - Companies Are Making Claude and Codex Talk Like Cavemen to Stop AI’s Soaring Costs
Companies are deliberately making their AI tools speak like cavemen in an attempt to stop burning through AI tokens and curb their massive expenditure on AI, 404 Media has found. The tool turns the usually… Read more: Companies Are Making Claude and Codex Talk Like Cavemen to Stop AI’s Soaring Costs - World Cup propels surveillance to new heights
Under the watchful eye of surveillance cameras, fans leave after the France-Senegal World Cup match in East Rutherford, N.J., on June 16, 2026. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting… Read more: World Cup propels surveillance to new heights - Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue
Demand for the computing power that undergirds AI models — “compute,” in the lingo of the industry — has skyrocketed. Tech giants are committing hundreds of billions of dollars to construct massively resource-intensive data centers… Read more: Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue - How I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media
Sitting on a white leather recliner on my private jet, I needed to decide how many millions of dollars to give myself, a process that was less about thinking and more about how many times… Read more: How I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media - Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet
The markets are souring on artificial intelligence, but is this the bubble being burst? Meanwhile, California proposes a tax on billionaires Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian,… Read more: Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet - Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming
For decades, the senator has argued that concentrated wealth threatened American democracy. Now he’s betting that frustration with Big Tech, billionaires, and unchecked AI is reaching a tipping point. - Fusemachines Rolls Out Agentic AI Assessments Sponsored by AWS
Four-to-six-week assessments to help organizations evaluate Agentic AI readiness, identify high-value use cases, and build practical implementation roadmaps Fusemachines Inc. (NASDAQ: FUSE), a leading provider of enterprise AI products and services, today announced the rollout of… Read more: Fusemachines Rolls Out Agentic AI Assessments Sponsored by AWS - OpenBox AI, CopilotKit Partner to Bring Enterprise-Grade Trust to Agentic AI
As AG-UI becomes a standard interaction layer, this runtime governance integration enables secure, policy-compliant AI agents without disrupting development workflows. OpenBox AI today announced an integration with CopilotKit, the creators of the open AG-UI (Agent-User Interaction)… Read more: OpenBox AI, CopilotKit Partner to Bring Enterprise-Grade Trust to Agentic AI - Why scientists fear we’re missing evidence of extraterrestrial life
Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden biosignatures, limitations in detection technology, and assumptions about what life should look like can all create… Read more: Why scientists fear we’re missing evidence of extraterrestrial life - A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami
Scientists have finally confirmed the origin of the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea. New evidence shows that an asteroid about 160 meters wide struck the seabed roughly 43 to 46 million years ago.… Read more: A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami - Scientists say creatine may help fight depression
Creatine is best known as a muscle-building supplement, but scientists are now investigating whether it could also help treat depression by boosting the brain’s energy supply. A new review examined five randomized clinical trials involving… Read more: Scientists say creatine may help fight depression - Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer’s spreads through the brain
A common brain protein may be giving Alzheimer’s disease an unexpected way to spread, carrying toxic Tau proteins from damaged neurons into healthy ones. By blocking these harmful protein packages before they reach new cells,… Read more: Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer’s spreads through the brain - ‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind
Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference? In… Read more: ‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind - US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree
Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of a Russian state cyber group that has compromised thousands of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging… Read more: US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree - USC scientists just unlocked an endless supply of cancer-fighting immune cells
A new stem-cell-inspired technique allows scientists to grow vast numbers of immune-cell progenitors that can be engineered to hunt cancer and strengthen immune responses. In animal studies, the cells fought tumors, restored immune function, and… Read more: USC scientists just unlocked an endless supply of cancer-fighting immune cells - South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots
South Korea’s government and top tech companies are committing $1 trillion to several flagship megaprojects that could bolster global memory chip supply, build new AI data centers and spur commercial deployment of humanoid robots by… Read more: South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots - Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs
Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids in order to see how other chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT would respond to high-risk subjects, WIRED found. - Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy’s secrets
A new AI-powered framework could transform how astronomers measure the expansion of the Universe. By analyzing images of Type Ia supernovae and modeling their environments in unprecedented detail, researchers can estimate cosmic distances with near-spectroscopic… Read more: Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy’s secrets - North Korea-Linked macOS Malware Uses Prompt Injection to Evade AI Analysis
SentinelOne says macOS.Gaslight uses prompt injection to mislead AI-based malware analysis, steal data, and use Telegram for C2. The post North Korea-Linked macOS Malware Uses Prompt Injection to Evade AI Analysis appeared first on TechRepublic. - AI-Driven Identity Attacks Are Surging, PwC Warns
AI has given cybercriminals a big advantage in attacking organizations, which they are using to go after weaknesses on edge devices The post AI-Driven Identity Attacks Are Surging, PwC Warns appeared first on TechRepublic. - Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used
The ban on ozone-depleting substances that successfully reversed the growth of the hole in the ozone layer isn’t seen as a missed opportunity. On the contrary, the quick global response is one of the best… Read more: Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used - Sony erases digital content from libraries; we’re reminded we don’t own what we buy
Sony recently informed its PlayStation customers in the United Kingdom that they will no longer be able to watch previously purchased movies and shows from production and distribution company StudioCanal. As of September 1, affected… Read more: Sony erases digital content from libraries; we’re reminded we don’t own what we buy - Microsoft’s Biggest Hardware Releases of 2026 So Far: Surface Laptop, Surface Pro, and More
Microsoft’s biggest hardware releases of 2026 include new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro business models, lower-cost Surface configurations, and Project Solara. The post Microsoft’s Biggest Hardware Releases of 2026 So Far: Surface Laptop, Surface Pro,… Read more: Microsoft’s Biggest Hardware Releases of 2026 So Far: Surface Laptop, Surface Pro, and More - Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants
The Fourth Amendment protects a user’s “location history,” the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The same logic already applied to a cellphone’s tracking, and the high court found “no good reason exists to reach a different… Read more: Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants - US renewable boom passes key milestone in April
When last we looked at the state of the US grid, the ongoing explosion in solar energy had turned it into a major contributor, but one that still lagged well behind fossil-fuel-powered generation. So it… Read more: US renewable boom passes key milestone in April - An Alberta school chat listed girls to assault. The response shows Canada still has a rape culture problem
Gender-based violence researchers, feminists and activists use the term “rape culture” to describe a society where violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people is normalized, victims are blamed and perpetrators are routinely excused. Earlier this… Read more: An Alberta school chat listed girls to assault. The response shows Canada still has a rape culture problem - Inaugural Music Technology Research Showcase celebrates work of new graduate program’s initial students
The MIT Music Technology and Computation (MTC) Graduate Program — launched in fall 2024 as a collaboration between the Music and Theater Arts Section in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), and… Read more: Inaugural Music Technology Research Showcase celebrates work of new graduate program’s initial students - Tidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music
Music streaming service Tidal announced it won’t pay royalties for AI-generated music in an email to users and an announcement on its website published Monday. “Tidal’s priority is ensuring royalties go to original works directly… Read more: Tidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music - Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets
A fight between states and the federal government over who should regulate sports betting is heating up, as states accuse prediction markets like Kalshi of taking the exact same sports bets as gambling platforms without… Read more: Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets - Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody
A short time back, we covered an announcement by Amazon that it would be hosting a useful quantum computer from its partner QuEra as soon as sometime in 2028. The system promised some eye-popping numbers… Read more: Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody - 3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics
“Beyond Data-Driven Aesthetics,” by MIT Architecture alumnus and researcher Alexandros Haridis, on view at the MIT Keller Gallery through June 30, examines 20th- and 21st-century efforts to transform computing into a medium for creative production… Read more: 3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics - Google warns EU’s plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
Europe’s push to rein in Big Tech is ramping up, with the European Commission planning to announce new regulations for Google next month. The rules could see Google forced to play nicer with its EU… Read more: Google warns EU’s plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data - Trust3 AI Adds Agent Control to Copilot Studio
Security teams can now discover, observe, and secure every Copilot Studio agent, including shadow agents, from a single control plane. Trust3 AI today announced that its Agent Control Plane, the operational core of the company’s… Read more: Trust3 AI Adds Agent Control to Copilot Studio - A24 Is Dealing With a Full-on Crisis Among Fans After Signing an AI Deal With Google
Indie Hollywood darling A24 scored a massive financial hit with its “Backrooms” horror flick this year, netting over $330 million globally on a minuscule $10 million budget — the studio’s highest-grossing film of all time.… Read more: A24 Is Dealing With a Full-on Crisis Among Fans After Signing an AI Deal With Google - Bosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI, Using It to Make Every Decision, Barraging Their Employees With Nonsensical ChatGPT Directives, and Even Asking It Who to Fire
A lawyer was working at a legal tech startup when her boss’s fascination with AI began to veer from enthusiastic to downright obsessive. First he started using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to generate his Slack messages and… Read more: Bosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI, Using It to Make Every Decision, Barraging Their Employees With Nonsensical ChatGPT Directives, and Even Asking It Who to Fire - HTEC Presents Lakebase Branching at Databricks’ Data & AI Summit
HTEC, the global technology and AI engineering firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, last week showcased how it used Lakebase data branching to enable faster development, safer operations, and new possibilities for data-driven organizations operating in… Read more: HTEC Presents Lakebase Branching at Databricks’ Data & AI Summit - TrueFoundry Wins LLM Platform of the Year in 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards
Ninth Annual Program Honors the AI Innovators Shaping the Next Era of Global Innovation TrueFoundry, an enterprise AI infrastructure platform, today announced that it has been selected as the winner of the “LLM Platform of… Read more: TrueFoundry Wins LLM Platform of the Year in 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards - Think tank games out how to respond to disaster scenarios in space warfare
Imagine this: The US military begins tracking a mysterious spacecraft maneuvering near one of the Space Force’s missile-warning satellites more than 22,000 miles over the equator. This US satellite cost several billion dollars to build… Read more: Think tank games out how to respond to disaster scenarios in space warfare - In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications
Rocket Lab announced on Monday that it is acquiring the satellite communications company Iridium. The deal, made for cash and shares of Rocket Lab stock, values Iridium at about $8 billion. The deal pairs the… Read more: In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications - Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world
Color us officially intrigued by Wildwood, director Travis Knight’s forthcoming stop-motion animated fantasy film. Laika Studios released an extended teaser back in May, which has racked up nearly 90 million views. A full trailer is… Read more: Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world - F1 in Austria: Starts off exciting, then goes the opposite way
Formula 1 raced at the Red Bull Ring in Austria this past weekend while the region sweltered under a heat dome. It was a weekend of unmet expectations: After such a strong performance in Barcelona,… Read more: F1 in Austria: Starts off exciting, then goes the opposite way - Is the Pope’s AI encyclical a warning on Tech Messianism?
In May 2026, in his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas – signed on the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum – Pope Leo XIV warned the world about the dangers of the promise of… Read more: Is the Pope’s AI encyclical a warning on Tech Messianism? - Could AI create a new form of inequality in South Africa?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI), and especially large language models deployed as chatbots and digital assistants, are now part of everyday digital life. These models are being framed as a helpful assistant, a patient tutor, a… Read more: Could AI create a new form of inequality in South Africa? - Patronus AI Raises $50M Series B, Launches Digital World Models
New funding will accelerate development of Digital World Models and large-scale simulation environments for long-horizon AI agents Patronus AI today announced a $50 million Series B led by Greenfield Partners and unveiled its Digital World Models,… Read more: Patronus AI Raises $50M Series B, Launches Digital World Models - Comcast is splitting its media and broadband properties
Comcast said it plans to separate its media businesses from its mobile and broadband networks in the latest reshaping of the US industry, sending shares in the group up more than 20 percent on Monday.… Read more: Comcast is splitting its media and broadband properties - Edge Impulse Receives 2026 MLOps Innovation Award
Ninth Annual Program Honors the AI Innovators Shaping the Next Era of Global Innovation Edge Impulse, the leading platform for building, deploying, and scaling edge AI and machine learning models, today announced that it has… Read more: Edge Impulse Receives 2026 MLOps Innovation Award - Inside Cannes, the Advertising Industry’s Biggest Party
I am standing just outside of the Yahoo Explorer’s Society, where the line for DJ Tiësto stretches well past Microsoft Gardens, out toward the Canva Creator Cabana and Influential Beach. Thankfully the line doesn’t cross… Read more: Inside Cannes, the Advertising Industry’s Biggest Party - NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom
More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent to a car… Read more: NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom - HP accelerates enterprise workflows with OpenAI Frontier
HP has scaled its OpenAI Frontier integration across global operations to optimise enterprise workflows and accelerate output. The hardware manufacturer initiated testing of the platform in February 2026. Early pilot programs yielded verified operational gains… Read more: HP accelerates enterprise workflows with OpenAI Frontier - 8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being
AI is a factor in human well-being, whether harmful or helpful. EvgeniyShkolenko via Getty Images Artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships by providing conversation and companionship, and reshaping how people work. For children, it is making… Read more: 8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being - AI Zillionaires Are Starting to Get Scared as the Public Turns Against Them
There’s no doubt that the broader public has turned against AI in a serious way. In the United States, a YouGov pol found that three-quarters of Americans think AI should be more heavily regulated, an… Read more: AI Zillionaires Are Starting to Get Scared as the Public Turns Against Them - Once, cyber-attacks required great skill. AI is changing that | Bruce Schneier
Modern AI systems are, in effect, a universal adviser to help people do harmful things. We’ll need to harness AI for defense, too Earlier this week, national security agencies from the Five Eyes – that’s… Read more: Once, cyber-attacks required great skill. AI is changing that | Bruce Schneier - RWS wins “Machine Translation Solution of Year” for consective third year
Latest AI Breakthrough win underscores RWS’s leadership and innovation in enterprise AI translation RWS (AIM: RWS.L), a global AI solutions company, has won “Machine Translation Solution of the Year” at the 9th annual AI Breakthrough… Read more: RWS wins “Machine Translation Solution of Year” for consective third year - Caylent Appoints Eduardo Fayh as President and COO
With 25+ years of technology, consulting, and operational experience, Fayh joins Caylent to turn AI-first services into a scalable, repeatable engine for enterprise growth Caylent, an AI-First Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Tier Services Partner,… Read more: Caylent Appoints Eduardo Fayh as President and COO - Graphwise Launches Pulse for Trustworthy Agentic AI
Company to demonstrate how the new integrated Graphwise Platform structures data into a trusted Semantic Backbone to guarantee hallucination-free GenAI Key Takeaways: To help organizations maximize the ROI of their AI journey, Graphwise is launching… Read more: Graphwise Launches Pulse for Trustworthy Agentic AI - Wimbledon adds IBM AI tools for live match coverage
The All England Lawn Tennis Club is adding new AI-powered features to Wimbledon’s digital platforms through its ongoing work with IBM. The updates will be available through the Wimbledon app and wimbledon.com as first-round matches… Read more: Wimbledon adds IBM AI tools for live match coverage - d-Matrix Corsair Inference Accelerator Awarded 2026 AI Breakthrough
“AI Processor Innovation Award” recognizes Corsair as the emerging infrastructure of choice for heterogeneous AI compute, deliver blazing fast token generation in concert with GPUs d-Matrix, the pioneer in low-latency AI inference for data centers, today announced… Read more: d-Matrix Corsair Inference Accelerator Awarded 2026 AI Breakthrough - Best Automated Security Testing Tools for Modern DevSecOps
Modern DevSecOps needs security checks that run before release day. Teams now write code, build services and deploy updates at a pace that manual review cannot match. That’s why they use automated testing, as it… Read more: Best Automated Security Testing Tools for Modern DevSecOps - Advances in Natural Language Processing Are Changing Professional Networking
Natural language processing is reshaping professional communication on online platforms, enabling more relevant and personalised networking interactions. As AI-driven systems increasingly comprehend and generate human language, these technological advances affect how users pursue and maintain… Read more: Advances in Natural Language Processing Are Changing Professional Networking - Scam.ai Announces Qualcomm Partnership, Launches Halo Deepfake Detection Model at Computex 2026
New partnership brings on-device deepfake detection to video calls on desktop SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2026 — Scam.ai today announced a partnership with Qualcomm and the launch of Halo, an on-device deepfake detection model for… Read more: Scam.ai Announces Qualcomm Partnership, Launches Halo Deepfake Detection Model at Computex 2026 - xFusion scales enterprise AI from edge workstations to liquid-cooled data centres
xFusion presented scalable enterprise AI computing models at ISC 2026, transitioning hardware from edge devices to data centres. Enterprise technology buyers attending the Hamburg exhibition sought practical production frameworks. Hardware selection processes regularly fail to… Read more: xFusion scales enterprise AI from edge workstations to liquid-cooled data centres - These tiny soil microbes could rescue crops from salty farmland
Researchers have discovered that beneficial soil bacteria give plants an unexpected survival advantage in salty soils. Instead of helping plants keep salt out, the microbes stimulate the production of lignin, a natural compound that strengthens… Read more: These tiny soil microbes could rescue crops from salty farmland - Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under general anesthesia could still process language at a sophisticated level, distinguishing nouns, verbs, and adjectives while listening… Read more: Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness - Physicists create a strange new quantum state called a fractional fermi sea
Researchers have shown that ultracold atoms can be driven into a strange new quantum state called a fractional Fermi sea, where particles organize themselves in unexpected ways. The discovery points to a new phase of… Read more: Physicists create a strange new quantum state called a fractional fermi sea - Millions take omega-3 fish oil for brain health but a new study found no benefit
Fish oil supplements successfully delivered omega-3s to the brain, but a two-year study found no meaningful benefits for memory, cognition, or Alzheimer’s-related brain changes. The results challenge the idea that fish oil pills can help… Read more: Millions take omega-3 fish oil for brain health but a new study found no benefit - This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern
Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work. - ‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres
In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s global When Erin… Read more: ‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres - Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026
Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higher Shares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make… Read more: Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026 - Common pesticide linked to more than double the risk of Parkinson’s disease
Scientists at UCLA have linked long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos with a sharply increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. People exposed to the chemical near their homes were more than twice as likely to develop… Read more: Common pesticide linked to more than double the risk of Parkinson’s disease - James Webb uncovers exotic salt clouds on a mysterious pink world
Astronomers have finally cracked the mystery of the famous “Pink Planet,” a strange world 57 light-years away that has puzzled scientists for more than a decade. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers discovered that… Read more: James Webb uncovers exotic salt clouds on a mysterious pink world - Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?
German physicist Max Planck was one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics in the early 20th century, earning the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of quanta. There has never been a whisper… Read more: Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck? - There May Be Bizarre Forms of Consciousness Drifting Through the Universe, Mind-Bending Paper Claims
Anyone who saw the blockbuster sci-fi film “Project Hail Mary” will remember Rocky, a creature unlike anything we’ve seen on Earth. The five-legged alien is composed of a rock-like material, hence its nickname, and comes… Read more: There May Be Bizarre Forms of Consciousness Drifting Through the Universe, Mind-Bending Paper Claims - AI claims to have the answers to life’s big questions. But sometimes not knowing brings us closer to the truth | Amy Galliford
ChatGPT relieves me of my discomfort, but in doing so it robs me of contemplation, of the holy ground between question and answer Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it… Read more: AI claims to have the answers to life’s big questions. But sometimes not knowing brings us closer to the truth | Amy Galliford - Australian with retirement savings? You probably own SpaceX
Tech and AI stocks now make up as much as 12% of most balanced superannuation funds, experts say Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Artificial intelligence and technology stocks have… Read more: Australian with retirement savings? You probably own SpaceX - Employees Are Using Their Jobs’ Super-Expensive AI Tokens for the Most Hilariously Pointless Tasks Imaginable
Under all the bluster of AI hype lies a real conundrum: companies are charging out-of-this-world prices for a tool that still can’t match the value of a competent human. As AI companies and their financial… Read more: Employees Are Using Their Jobs’ Super-Expensive AI Tokens for the Most Hilariously Pointless Tasks Imaginable - Cops Caught Using AI to Edit Picture of Pathetic Drug Bust
After giddy business executives, cops are emerging as some of the AI industry’s most devoted disciples. Police officers are increasingly using AI-integrated tools on the job, though not without courting significant controversy. The error-prone nature… Read more: Cops Caught Using AI to Edit Picture of Pathetic Drug Bust - A rare supernova peeled back a star’s layers and revealed a hidden secret
Astronomers studying the rare supernova SN 2021yfj discovered material from one of the deepest layers of a dying star, providing a rare look at its hidden interior. The finding confirms key theories about how massive… Read more: A rare supernova peeled back a star’s layers and revealed a hidden secret - Yellowstone’s supervolcano may be fueled by something unexpected
Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for what powers Yellowstone and other supervolcanoes. Instead of a deep plume rising from near Earth’s core, a broad “mantle wind” may push hot rock beneath Yellowstone, generating magma… Read more: Yellowstone’s supervolcano may be fueled by something unexpected - Hawaii is turning ocean plastic and fishing nets into roads
Hawaii researchers are giving old fishing nets and recycled plastic a second life by mixing them into asphalt roads. Early tests found these roads didn’t release more plastic particles than standard pavement, with tire wear… Read more: Hawaii is turning ocean plastic and fishing nets into roads - David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘“Today is the last day,” I told myself – but I was powerless to stop’
I decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count – which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German,… Read more: David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘“Today is the last day,” I told myself – but I was powerless to stop’ - Astronomers found two rare super puff planets lighter than cotton candy
Two newly confirmed “super-puff” planets are so diffuse that they are less dense than cotton candy, despite being about the size of Jupiter. Their rare orbital relationship and enormous, lightweight atmospheres could provide valuable clues… Read more: Astronomers found two rare super puff planets lighter than cotton candy - Tom Hanks Frets AI Could Voice Woody in Even More “Toy Story” Movies
It’s 2026 and we’re still getting new “Toy Story” movies. In fact, we’re now on “Toy Story 5” — and the original was released in 1995, some 31 years ago. How long can Disney and… Read more: Tom Hanks Frets AI Could Voice Woody in Even More “Toy Story” Movies - Scientists discover what triggers belly fat as we age
Aging may trigger the appearance of specialized stem cells that supercharge the body’s ability to create new belly fat. The discovery reveals a potential biological driver of middle-age weight gain and a promising target for… Read more: Scientists discover what triggers belly fat as we age - Scientists Think They’ve Uncovered the 15-Million-Year-Old Origin of Laughter
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that yucked it up, went interstellar, controlled the weather, and sang our praises. First, the sounds of ape laughter have been gracing our planet… Read more: Scientists Think They’ve Uncovered the 15-Million-Year-Old Origin of Laughter - The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash
As tech firms make huge profits and investors fear losing out, both are doing their best to hold off the day of reckoning OpenAI staggers AI model release after White House request Every couple of… Read more: The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash - Apple and Audi alumni have made a luxe EV based on the moon buggy
It seems to be the week for cheap EVs. Right after the production model of the Slate electric truck was revealed, complete with a bump in range, a new European entrant in electric mobility is… Read more: Apple and Audi alumni have made a luxe EV based on the moon buggy - AI Companies Are Learning an Ironic Lesson as the People They Pay to Improve Their Chatbots Are Just Feeding AI Slop Into Them
For tech companies racing to be the king of the AI hill, there are few things more precious than raw, original data. To keep the large language models underlying our favorite AI chatbots up to… Read more: AI Companies Are Learning an Ironic Lesson as the People They Pay to Improve Their Chatbots Are Just Feeding AI Slop Into Them - Using Local Coding Agents
Many people reached out to me in the past asking about my local agent stack as well as how I set up my local agent stack. So, I thought it might be useful to put… Read more: Using Local Coding Agents - Australian rescue team uses AI-powered drone to find lost hikers – video
Two men in their 20s were found within five hours thanks to an artificial intelligence-powered drone, which used thermal imaging to locate them. Two hikers veered off a walking track in Kosciuszko national park, New… Read more: Australian rescue team uses AI-powered drone to find lost hikers – video
