Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has reiterated the browser’s refusal to embed generative AI features. He argues that built‑in generative AI…
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is rolling out temporary restrictions on AI chatbots when interacting with teenage users after reports…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws Summary Mastodon says it cannot comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because its decentralised software and…
China Turns On Giant Neutrino Detector That Took a Decade To Build
China Turns On Giant Neutrino Detector That Took a Decade To Build Summary The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in China has been switched on after more than ten years…
Alibaba Creates AI Chip To Help China Fill Nvidia Void
Alibaba Creates AI Chip To Help China Fill Nvidia Void Summary Alibaba has developed a domestically manufactured AI inference chip that is currently in testing to help plug the gap…
New Python Documentary Released On YouTube
An 84-minute documentary about the history and community of the Python programming language has been released on YouTube. It traces Python back to Guido van Rossum’s work in Amsterdam in…
Is a Backlash Building Against Smart Glasses That Record?
Is a Backlash Building Against Smart Glasses That Record? Summary The article reports growing public anger over always-on smart glasses that listen, record and—potentially—use facial recognition and AI to provide…
‘Scientists Just Created Spacetime Crystals Made of Knotted Light’
Scientists Just Created Spacetime Crystals Made of Knotted Light Summary An international team has outlined how to build repeating, knot-like light structures — “hopfion” lattices — that form crystals across…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Summary A pair of independent Israeli researchers built an automated pipeline — dubbed Auto Exploit — that uses LLM prompts, CVE advisories and open-source patches to generate proof-of-concept exploit code.…
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement Summary A large-scale analysis of science content on Bluesky finds that research posts on the platform attract substantially…