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Monday June 9, 2025. 04:34 AM
PLUS: Hitachi turns greybeards into AI agents; Tiananmen anniversary censorship; AWS in Taiwan; and more! China’s space agency has revealed its Tianwen 2 probe has unfurled a ‘solar wing’.…
A new study 'adds a whole extra level of detail to our understanding of caffeine's impact on the brain during sleep,' reports ScienceAlert: Caffeine was shown to increase brain signal complexity, and shift the brain closer to a state of 'criticality', in tests run by...
The U.K. electricity grid 'was built to deliver power generated by coal and gas plants near the country's major cities and towns,' reports the BBC, 'and doesn't always have sufficient capacity in the wires that carry electricity around the country to get the new renewable...
Nintendo's new Switch 2 console sold a record 3 million units after its launch Thursday. But then today Microsoft announced their own upcoming handheld gaming device that's Xbox-branded (and Windows-powered). Working with ASUS' ROG division, they build a device that weighs...
PLUS: Doxxers jailed; Botnets bounce back; CISA questioned over app-vetting program closure; And more Infosec in Brief If a cyberattack hit critical infrastructure in the US, it would likely crumble, former deputy national security adviser and NSA cybersecurity director Anne ...
Sunday June 8, 2025. 11:57 PM
'NASA engineers have spent the past decade developing a rugged, partially autonomous lander designed to explore Europa, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons,' reports Gizmodo. But though NASA 'got cold feet over the project,' the engineers behind the project are now...
In late April Meta introduced its Meta AI app, which included something called a Discover feed. ('You can see the best prompts people are sharing, or remix them to make them your own.') But while Meta insisted 'you're in control: nothing is shared to your feed unless you...
Last month, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn 'shared on LinkedIn an email he had sent to all staff announcing Duolingo was going 'AI-first',' remembers the Financial Times. 'I did not expect the amount of blowback,' he admits.... He attributes this anger to a general 'anxiety'...
The New York Times reports: California State University announced this year that it was making ChatGPT available to more than 460,000 students across its 23 campuses to help prepare them for 'California's future A.I.-driven economy.' Cal State said the effort would help make ...
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.
It's no longer a hypothetical question, writes the Washington Post. 'In recent years, scientists have devised powerful genetic tools that may be able to eradicate mosquitoes and other pests once and for all.' But along with the ability to fight malaria, dengue, West Nile...
The Associated Press reports that on Friday, U.K. High Court justice Victoria Sharp and fellow judge Jeremy Johnson ruled on the possibility of false information being submitted to the court. Concerns had been raised by lower-court judges about 'suspected use by lawyers of...
What is rotational impact? When do you have to replace your helmet? Here’s what to look for when shopping for a bike helmet.
Security, not model performance, is what's stalling adoption Interview Before AI becomes commonplace in enterprises, corporate leaders have to commit to an ongoing security testing regime tuned to the nuances of AI models.…
With the popular app Pocket going away, you'll need a new way to catch up on those articles you've been meaning to read. Here are the best options.
Last year's Pentagon report reviewing UFO reports 'left out the truth behind some of the foundational myths about UFOs,' reports the Wall Street Journal. 'The Pentagon itself sometimes deliberately fanned the flames, in what amounted to the U.S. government targeting its own...
A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.
Dell's rebranding efforts officially kick off with the Dell 14 Plus. Is it more than just a fresh coat of paint?
An anonymous reader shared this report from The New York Times: Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app WeChat to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, according to a Russian...
An anonymous reader shared this report from SFGate about a lawsuit alleging a 'warrantless drone surveillance program' that's 'trampling residents' right to privacy': Sonoma County has been accused of deploying hundreds of drone flights over residents in a 'runaway spying...
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