Chanel Alerts Clients of Third-Party Breach
Chanel Alerts Clients of Third-Party Breach Summary Chanel has notified clients that a data breach was detected on 25 July after threat actors accessed data via a third-party service provider.…
Daily briefing: This marsupial is biofluorescent — the month’s best science images
Daily briefing: This marsupial is biofluorescent — the month’s best science images Summary An edited round-up from Nature Briefing highlighting the month’s top science images and several short news items.…
Is your AI benchmark lying to you?
Is your AI benchmark lying to you? Summary This Nature feature examines how poor benchmarking practices are producing misleading claims about AI tools in science. Researchers from multiple fields —…
The science fiction science method
Summary The article introduces the “science-fiction-science” (sci-fi-sci) method: an experimental approach that uses speculative, fiction-like scenarios to generate early, empirical insights about how people and institutions might react to radically…
Underwater glue shows its sticking power in rubber duck test
Underwater glue shows its sticking power in rubber duck test Summary Researchers used machine learning to design a barnacle‑inspired hydrogel adhesive that bonds reliably in salty water. The team optimised…
These genes can have the opposite effects depending on which parent they came from
These genes can have the opposite effects depending on which parent they came from Summary A new statistical method infers the parent of origin for genetic variants using genomic data…
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev Summary Open-source developer Abdelkader Boudih (handle: Seuros) says Amazon Web Services deleted his ten-year-old account and wiped all associated…
Only ISPs get to determine what constitutes ‘affordable’ broadband, says team Trump
Only ISPs get to determine what constitutes ‘affordable’ broadband, says team Trump Summary The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) updated its BEAD FAQ to say states that require…
OpenAI’s new model can’t believe that Trump is back in office
OpenAI’s new model can’t believe that Trump is back in office Summary OpenAI’s newly released open-weight model gpt-oss-20b sometimes insists that Joe Biden won the 2024 US presidential election, even…
Microsoft eventually realized the world isn’t just the Northern Hemisphere
Microsoft eventually realised the world isn’t just the Northern Hemisphere Summary Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen explains why Microsoft moved away from using seasonal names like “Spring” and “Fall” for…