ADHD Drugs Have Wider Life Benefits, Study Suggests
ADHD Drugs Have Wider Life Benefits, Study Suggests Summary A BBC report summarises new research, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), that links medication for newly diagnosed ADHD to…
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl
Slashdot reports on the latest TIOBE index commentary: Python has reached its highest-ever ranking (26.14%) and is well ahead of C++ (9.18%) and C (9.03%). TIOBE CEO Paul Jansen 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 rolled out GPT-5 and, within a week, saw rapid enterprise uptake despite some consumer criticism. Startups such as Cursor,…
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts Summary A Slashdot roundup of reporting (via MSN/Washington Post) on how networks of home batteries paired with rooftop solar…
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 the ID.3 electric hatchback that increases its advertised power from 201…
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay, now at Oracle and formerly COO of Canonical, argues in InfoWorld that many large companies quietly do the unglamorous…
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Summary Recent coverage (via Axios, reposted on Slashdot) outlines how generative AI and agent tools are altering the cyber threat landscape…
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 New research led by the University of Houston finds that Uranus emits about 12.5% more heat than it receives…
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 that bans the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy settings where…
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, working with Malaysian authorities, raided a warehouse outside Kuala Lumpur…