Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach Summary Reports say Sam Altman’s brain-interface venture (often referred to as Merge Labs) is exploring a hybrid approach that combines…
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes imagined or “inner” speech and displays it as text in…
Arctic Glaciers Face ‘Terminal’ Decline As Microbes Accelerate Ice Melt Summary Scientists in Svalbard warn Arctic glaciers are in “terminal” decline as microbes that darken snow and ice accelerate melt,…
Ageing Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds Summary Researchers have identified a protein called ReHMGB1 as a systemic messenger that can carry signs of cellular…
Postdoc depression and anxiety rates are rising, finds survey of 872 researchers Summary A survey by the Max Planck PostdocNet of 872 postdoctoral researchers across 74 Max Planck institutes reveals…
Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Summary The UK government has announced a programme to develop AI-supported predictive policing tools intended to identify places where crime is most…
Microsoft keeps adding stuff into Windows we don’t want – here’s what we actually need Summary The Register opinion piece criticises Microsoft’s recent direction for Windows: piling in unwanted features…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution aimed at sysadmins and system rescue, is shutting down. The project released a final Rolling 3.0 image that…
VP.NET Publishes SGX Enclave Code: Zero-Trust Privacy You Can Actually Verify Summary VP.NET has published the source code for its Intel SGX enclave on GitHub (https://github.com/vpdotnet/vpnetd-sgx), enabling anyone to build…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED reported that a wave of low-cost AI videos is being used on YouTube to provoke anger and drive engagement.…
