New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Neuroscientists have demonstrated a brain-computer interface that decodes “inner speech” — the words people think but do not physically…
Arctic Glaciers Face ‘Terminal’ Decline As Microbes Accelerate Ice Melt
Arctic Glaciers Face ‘Terminal’ Decline As Microbes Accelerate Ice Melt Summary Scientists in Svalbard warn that Arctic glaciers are entering a ‘terminal’ decline as microbes living on snow and ice…
Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds
Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds Summary This article reports on research identifying a form of the HMGB1 protein (referred to as ReHMGB1) as…
ADHD Drugs Have Wider Life Benefits, Study Suggests
ADHD Drugs Have Wider Life Benefits, Study Suggests Summary New research reported by the BBC and published in the BMJ finds that drug treatment for people newly diagnosed with ADHD…
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl Summary The TIOBE index reports Python at its highest ranking ever (26.14%), far ahead of C++ (9.18%) and C (9.03%). TIOBE attributes…
OpenAI’s GPT-5 Sees a Big Surge in Enterprise Use
OpenAI’s GPT-5 Sees a Big Surge in Enterprise Use Summary OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week and, despite some early criticism from users that prompted OpenAI to restore legacy GPT-4 for…
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts Summary Puerto Rico and several US states are increasingly relying on networks of home batteries paired with rooftop solar…
Volkswagen Wants You To Pay Monthly To Unlock More Horsepower
Summary Volkswagen is testing a software-based paywall for extra performance on its ID.3 electric hatchback. Owners can increase output from the standard 201 bhp to 228 bhp for about £16.50…
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay’s InfoWorld opinion highlights that many large vendors — Oracle, Intel, Google, Red Hat, Microsoft, VMware, AWS and others —…
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Summary At Black Hat 2025 several vendors unveiled AI-driven tools for both defence and offence. Microsoft demonstrated a prototype AI agent…