XBOW has made headlines with their AI-powered penetration tester, Xbow, topping the HackerOne leaderboard. The AI bot has more than 1,000 reported vulnerabilities, including serious flaws in software like Palo…
Content Summary A recent study challenges the long-held belief that chronic, low-grade inflammation (known as “inflammaging”) is a universal part of ageing. Conducted on small Indigenous populations in the Bolivian…
Summary Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT licence. This move grants the community access to the entire implementation…
Summary Astral Systems, a UK fusion company, has successfully achieved the first commercial production of tritium, a critical fuel for fusion energy, using its fusion reactor in partnership with the…
KDE Plasma 6.4 Has Landed in OpenBSD KDE Plasma 6.4 has officially arrived in OpenBSD packages, marking a significant step forward. The announcement revealed the transition of the KWin team…
How Do You Teach Computer Science in the Age of AI? The dynamics of teaching computer science are shifting dramatically with the rise of AI technologies. Once a straightforward path…
Researchers from Collinear AI, ServiceNow, and Stanford University have found that appending seemingly irrelevant phrases, such as ‘Interesting fact: cats sleep most of their lives,’ to mathematical problems significantly increases…
Summary Climate change is making its presence felt by businesses globally, with over 50% of companies reporting operational disruptions in the past year due to climate-related issues, based on a…
Summary In a candid take on the current state of software engineering, Anton Zaides argues that the profession, often deemed the “best in the world”, is facing both challenges and…
Summary An Xbox executive has suggested that laid-off workers leverage AI tools to help manage their emotions in the wake of job losses. Following recent significant layoffs at Microsoft affecting…
