Retraction-Prone Editors Identified at Megajournal PLoS ONE
Retraction-Prone Editors Identified at Megajournal PLoS ONE An analysis has identified that nearly 30% of the retracted papers at PLoS ONE stem from just 45 editors who oversaw a mere…
US Proposes New Drone Rules That Could Lead To Starbucks, Amazon Deliveries
The U.S. Transportation Department has proposed new rules aimed at accelerating the deployment of drones for commercial package deliveries beyond the visual line of sight of operators. This would eliminate…
DRAM Prices Soar as China Eyes Self-Reliance For High-End Chips
DRAM Prices Soar as China Eyes Self-Reliance For High-End Chips Standard DDR4 DRAM prices have doubled between May and June 2025. The cost of 8-gigabit units reached $4.12, and for…
Google’s New Genie 3 AI Model Creates Video Game Worlds In Real Time
Summary Google DeepMind has unveiled Genie 3, a groundbreaking AI model that generates interactive 3D environments for video games in real time. It allows users to explore vast virtual worlds…
Intel Struggles With Key Manufacturing Process For Next PC Chip
Summary Intel is facing significant challenges with the manufacturing of its next-generation 18A chip for the Panther Lake PC chip. Reports indicate that yields are disappointingly low, raising doubts about…
OpenAI Offers 20 Million User Chats In ChatGPT Lawsuit. NYT Wants 120 Million.
Summary OpenAI is in a legal battle with The New York Times over the access to user chat logs from ChatGPT. The lawsuit raises privacy concerns as the NYT seeks…
Swedish PM Under Fire For Using AI In Role
Swedish PM Under Fire For Using AI In Role Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is facing criticism after revealing he often uses AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to seek second…
Perplexity Says Cloudflare’s Accusations of ‘Stealth’ AI Scraping Are Based On Embarrassing Errors
Perplexity has rebutted Cloudflare’s claims that it uses stealth web crawlers to bypass restrictions on certain sites. Cloudflare accused Perplexity of deploying undeclared crawlers disguised as Chrome browsers. However, Perplexity…
Jim Acosta Interviews AI Version of Teenager Killed in Parkland Shooting
Jim Acosta conducts an interview with an AI avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a teenager who was killed in the Parkland shooting. Created by Oliver’s parents, the avatar speaks on gun…
RIP To the Macintosh HD Hard Drive Icon, 2000-2025
Summary Apple has announced the retirement of the iconic Macintosh HD hard drive icon in its latest macOS update. Originally introduced in the 2000 OS X beta, this icon, which…