RIP To the Macintosh HD Hard Drive Icon, 2000-2025
Summary Apple has officially replaced the iconic Macintosh HD hard drive icon with a new design in the recent developer beta of macOS 26 Tahoe. This move marks the end…
NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose
NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose The Trump administration is reportedly planning to shut down NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions, which provide critical…
Atlassian’s Trello redesign may be ‘worst in tech history’ say frustrated users
Summary Atlassian’s recent redesign of Trello has been met with overwhelming criticism from users, who are labelling it potentially the “worst in tech history”. The update, launched on May 22,…
Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles
Wikipedia has implemented a new ‘speedy deletion’ policy, allowing admins to delete AI-generated articles instantly without the typical discussion period. Articles featuring obvious AI-generated content or fabricated citations now qualify…
Three US Agencies Get Failing Grades For Not Following IT Best Practices
Summary The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has called out three US agencies – the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and General Services Administration (GSA) – for…
OpenAI Releases First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2
Summary OpenAI has officially released two open-weight language models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, marking their first open-source launch since 2019’s GPT-2. These models are capable of running locally on consumer devices,…
Retraction-Prone Editors Identified at Megajournal PLoS ONE
Content Summary A recent analysis has uncovered that nearly one-third of all retracted papers at PLoS ONE are linked to just 45 editors who oversaw a minuscule 1.3% of the…
US Proposes New Drone Rules That Could Lead To Starbucks, Amazon Deliveries
Overview The U.S. Transportation Department has unveiled proposed regulations aimed at speeding up drone deployment beyond the visual line of sight. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated this initiative could revolutionise…
DRAM Prices Soar as China Eyes Self-Reliance For High-End Chips
Summary Recent reports indicate that the prices of standard DDR4 DRAM have doubled in just one month, attributed to a shift in production at ChangXin Memory Technologies towards higher-end DDR5…
Google’s New Genie 3 AI Model Creates Video Game Worlds In Real Time
Google’s New Genie 3 AI Model Creates Video Game Worlds In Real Time Google DeepMind has unveiled its new AI model, Genie 3, which can create interactive 3D environments in…