Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Summary The UK government has announced a plan to build AI-supported, interactive crime maps intended to help police predict where crime is…
Microsoft keeps adding stuff into Windows we don’t want – here’s what we actually need Summary The Register’s opinion piece argues that Microsoft has stuffed Windows with unwanted features —…
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach Summary The article reports that Sam Altman’s brain-computer interface venture (referred to by some as Merge Labs) is exploring a…
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Neuroscientists have demonstrated a brain–computer interface (BCI) that decodes “inner speech” — the words people think rather than attempt…
Arctic Glaciers Face ‘Terminal’ Decline As Microbes Accelerate Ice Melt Summary Scientists working in Svalbard warn that Arctic glaciers are in “terminal” decline as microbial activity darkens snow and ice,…
Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds Summary Researchers have identified a protein called ReHMGB1 as a circulating messenger that can carry cellular senescence signals…
ADHD Drugs Have Wider Life Benefits, Study Suggests Summary A large observational study, published in the BMJ and reported by the BBC, found that drug treatment for people newly diagnosed…
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl Summary TIOBE reports Python reached an all-time high in its index, registering 26.14% and described by TIOBE CEO Paul Jansen as the…
OpenAI’s GPT-5 Sees a Big Surge in Enterprise Use Summary OpenAI launched GPT-5 and, despite some early user criticism that prompted the company to restore GPT-4 for paying chatbot customers,…
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts Summary Puerto Rico and several US regions are increasingly relying on home batteries paired with rooftop solar to reduce…
