OpenAI’s GPT-5 Sees a Big Surge in Enterprise Use
OpenAI’s GPT-5 Sees a Big Surge in Enterprise Use Summary OpenAI’s GPT-5 has seen a rapid uptick in enterprise adoption in the week after launch. Although some users criticised its…
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts Key Points • Puerto Rico: about 1 in 10 homes now have solar plus batteries; ~69,000 home batteries can…
Volkswagen Wants You To Pay Monthly To Unlock More Horsepower
Volkswagen Wants You To Pay Monthly To Unlock More Horsepower Summary Volkswagen has introduced a paid software upgrade for its ID.3 electric car that increases available power from the standard…
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Opinion by Matt Asay (originally at InfoWorld) highlights that many large companies — Intel, Oracle, Google, Red Hat, Microsoft, VMware, AWS…
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Summary Recent reporting (via Axios) summarised developments showcased at Black Hat and elsewhere that suggest generative AI is changing both offensive…
Researchers Solve Long-Standing Mystery After Voyager’s 1986 Flyby of Uranus
Researchers Solve Long-Standing Mystery After Voyager’s 1986 Flyby of Uranus Summary A new study led by researchers at the University of Houston, with contributions from planetary scientists worldwide, shows that…
Illinois Bans AI Therapy, Joins Two Other States in Regulating Chatbots
Illinois Bans AI Therapy, Joins Two Other States in Regulating Chatbots Summary Illinois has enacted a law banning the use of artificial intelligence in mental-health therapy for making treatment decisions…
Seagate ‘Spins Up’ a Raid on a Counterfeit Hard Drive Workshop
Seagate ‘Spins Up’ a Raid on a Counterfeit Hard Drive Workshop Summary Security teams from Seagate’s Singapore and Malaysian offices, together with Malaysian authorities, raided a warehouse outside Kuala Lumpur…
‘Yubin Archive’ Pirate Library Operator Arrested, Illegal Study Materials Group Canceled For 330K Members
‘Yubin Archive’ Pirate Library Operator Arrested, Illegal Study Materials Group Cancelled For 330K Members Summary South Korean authorities have arrested the operator of “Yubin Archive”, a large Telegram-based pirate library…
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach Summary The article reports that Sam Altman’s brain‑chip venture (referred to in coverage as Merge Labs) is exploring a gene…