Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach Summary Reports say Sam Altman’s brain‑chip venture (often called Merge Labs) is exploring a hybrid approach that would use gene…
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Neuroscientists have demonstrated a brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes “inner speech” — the words people think without attempting to…
Arctic Glaciers Face ‘Terminal’ Decline As Microbes Accelerate Ice Melt Summary Scientists working in Svalbard warn that Arctic glaciers are in a “terminal” decline as microbes that live on snow…
Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds Summary Researchers report that a protein called ReHMGB1 can carry and transmit cellular senescence signals through the bloodstream,…
Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Summary The UK government has unveiled a plan to build an AI-supported crime-mapping system that pools data from police, councils and social…
Microsoft keeps adding stuff into Windows we don’t want – here’s what we actually need Summary This opinion piece from The Register criticises Microsoft’s recent direction for Windows: piling in…
Exposure To Some Common Pfas Changes Gene Activity, New Study Finds Summary New research indicates that exposure to certain common PFAS (so-called “forever chemicals”) alters gene activity — i.e. produces…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution geared towards sysadmins, system rescue and network diagnostics, is being discontinued. The project published a final release —…
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). That allows anyone to…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED uncovered roughly 120 YouTube channels producing low-cost AI “cheapfake” celebrity confrontation videos that pair still images with synthetic voiceovers…
