ADHD Drugs Have Wider Life Benefits, Study Suggests
A BBC report summarising research published in the BMJ finds that drug treatment for people newly diagnosed with ADHD is associated with lower risks across a range of serious life…
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl Summary The TIOBE Programming Community Index shows Python at an all-time high (26.14%), far ahead of C++ (9.18%) and C (9.03%). TIOBE…
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 recently released GPT-5 has seen rapid enterprise adoption despite mixed reactions from everyday users. Slashdot’s coverage (sourcing CNBC) notes…
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts Summary This piece reports how home batteries — usually paired with rooftop solar — are increasingly organised into virtual…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED found roughly 120 YouTube channels publishing low-cost AI celebrity confrontation clips — using still images and synthetic voiceovers rather…
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025 Summary Rho Motion’s snapshot for the first seven months of 2025 shows global plug-in vehicle sales of about 10.7 million — a robust…
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows Summary New data from Digital Content Next (DCN) indicates Google AI Overviews are linked to meaningful…
Chinese State Media Calls US a ‘Surveillance Empire’ Over Trackers In Chips
Chinese State Media Calls US a ‘Surveillance Empire’ Over Trackers In Chips Summary Reuters reported that US authorities secretly placed location-tracking devices in some shipments of advanced chips to detect…
Wine 10.13 Released
Wine 10.13 Released Summary Wine 10.13 has been released following a one-month pause. The update adds a Windows Gaming Input configuration tab to the Joystick Control Panel, introduces ECDSA_P521 and…
‘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 arrested the operator of Yubin Archive, a Telegram-based “pirate library” that grew…