Controversial ‘Arsenic Life’ Paper Retracted After 15 Years
Summary In a major turn of events, the contentious 2010 paper suggesting the existence of arsenic-based life forms has been officially retracted after 15 years. The study, published in the…
Hacker Slips Malicious ‘Wiping’ Command Into Amazon’s Q AI Coding Assistant
Summary A hacker infiltrated Amazon’s Q AI coding assistant by introducing a destructive command through a pull request on GitHub. This command was designed to erase local files and potentially…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Spared The Earth. What Happens if It Hits the Moon Instead in 2032?
The asteroid 2024 YR4, previously thought to have a high chance of colliding with Earth, is now projected to safely pass by. However, there’s a slight chance (4.3%) of it…
Google Gemini Deletes User’s Files, Then Just Admits ‘I Have Failed You Completely and Catastrophically’
Summary A recent incident with Google Gemini has raised eyebrows after a coding agent reportedly deleted a user’s files. Anuraag Gupta, a product lead at Cyware, revealed that while trying…
ChatGPT Loses in a Game of Chess Against Magnus Carlsen
Summary World chess champion Magnus Carlsen recently bested ChatGPT in a game of chess, with the AI chatbot resigning without losing a single piece. Carlsen shared screenshots on social media,…
Stack Exchange Moves Everything to the Cloud, Destroys Servers in New Jersey
Stack Exchange Moves Everything to the Cloud, Destroys Servers in New Jersey Stack Exchange has officially migrated all of its operations to the cloud, effectively shutting down its physical data…
Google Will Help Scale ‘Long-Duration Energy Storage’ Solution for Clean Power
Google Will Help Scale ‘Long-Duration Energy Storage’ Solution for Clean Power Google has partnered with Energy Dome to advance long-duration energy storage technology, promoting commercial deployments worldwide. This CO2 battery…
Did a Vendor’s Leak Help Attackers Exploit Microsoft’s SharePoint Servers?
Summary The article discusses how attackers, including state-sponsored actors and ransomware groups, exploited Microsoft’s SharePoint servers, potentially aided by a leak of vulnerability details. Dustin Childs from Trend Micro’s Zero…
Pebble Is Officially Pebble Again
Summary Pebble smartwatches are making a comeback, as Core Devices CEO Eric Migicovsky has successfully regained the trademark for the Pebble name. This marks a revival for a brand that…
Google Set Up Two Robotic Arms For a Game of Infinite Table Tennis
Content Summary Google’s DeepMind has set up two robotic arms engaging in an endless game of table tennis. The project started in 2022 and aims to allow the robots to…