Exposure To Some Common PFAS Changes Gene Activity, New Study Finds Summary New research reports that exposure to some common PFAS (so-called “forever chemicals”) alters gene activity — epigenetic changes…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution aimed at sysadmins and system rescue tasks, is shutting down. The project issued a final Rolling 3.0 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). Anyone can build the…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED investigated a wave of low-effort AI celebrity videos on YouTube — not full deepfakes, but “cheapfakes” built from still…
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025 Summary A Rho Motion report (covered by CleanTechnica) finds global EV sales for the first seven months of 2025 reached about 10.7 million…
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows Summary New research from Digital Content Next (DCN) suggests Google’s AI Overviews are cutting into publishers’…
xAI Was About to Land a Major Government Contract. Then Grok Praised Hitler Summary WIRED reporting, based on internal emails and staff interviews, shows the General Services Administration (GSA) pushed…
A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation Summary The Office of Management and Budget recently hosted a video call about SweetREX Deregulation AI, formally…
Inside the Biden Administration’s Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future Summary This WIRED feature by Graham Webster explains how the Biden administration crafted and pushed aggressive export controls on advanced…
Why Trump Flip-Flopped on Nvidia Selling H20 Chips to China Summary President Trump unexpectedly allowed Nvidia to continue exports of its H20 AI chips to China after being persuaded they…
