Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl Summary TIOBE’s August update shows Python at its highest position ever in the index, with a 26.14% rating — well ahead of…
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, which produced mixed reactions from general users but has seen rapid enterprise uptake. After some user complaints…
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts – Slashdot Summary Home batteries paired with rooftop solar are increasingly organised into ‘virtual power plants’ (VPPs) that 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 software subscription for extra performance on the ID.3 electric car. Owners can increase power from…
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay contributes an opinion piece to InfoWorld pointing out that major companies do much of the “unsexy but essential” work…
Daily briefing: Political officials could control US federal science grants
Daily briefing: Political officials could control US federal science grants Summary US President Donald Trump issued an expansive executive order that, if enacted, would shift final decisions on federal science…
Trump’s chief science adviser faces a storm of criticism: what’s next?
Trump’s chief science adviser faces a storm of criticism: what’s next? Summary Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s chief science adviser and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology…
Margaret Boden obituary: cognitive scientist who explored how machines might emulate human imagination
Margaret Boden obituary: cognitive scientist who explored how machines might emulate human imagination Summary Margaret Ann Boden (d. aged 88) was a pioneering cognitive scientist whose work bridged philosophy, psychology…
Europe must safeguard climate data following NASA cuts
Europe must safeguard climate data following NASA cuts Summary This correspondence (Bernard Pinty and Jean-Noël Thépaut, Nature, 12 August 2025) warns that a proposed ~25% cut to NASA’s budget for…
Organs on chips could make biomedical research more equitable
Organs on chips could make biomedical research more equitable Summary Organ-on-a-chip technology uses microfluidic systems to culture human cells in ways that better mimic human physiology than traditional cell cultures.…