Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, has declared that the company does not prioritise elite degrees during the hiring process, treating applicants with Ivy League backgrounds the same as those without degrees.…
Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles Wikipedia editors are taking a proactive stance against low-quality AI-generated content by introducing a speedy deletion policy. This allows administrators…
Summary The Government Accountability Office has issued reports criticising the Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, and General Services Administration for failing to implement critical IT and cybersecurity recommendations.…
OpenAI Releases First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2 OpenAI has released two open-weight language models, marking the first such release since GPT-2 in 2019. The models, named gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, are…
Retraction-Prone Editors Identified at Megajournal PLoS ONE Recent analysis indicates that nearly a third of all retracted papers at PLoS ONE can be traced back to just 45 editors. The…
US Proposes New Drone Rules That Could Lead To Starbucks, Amazon Deliveries The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing new rules that will enable drones to operate beyond the visual line…
Summary DRAM prices have experienced a significant surge, doubling between May and June 2025, with 8-gigabit units now at $4.12 and 4-gigabit units at $3.14. This price escalation is attributed…
Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have shown that humans can effectively detect malware, with 88% accuracy when primed to be suspicious of software. Their study highlights how…
A jury has found Meta guilty of violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act by using data from the Flo menstruation app to sell ads. This decision is described as…
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission experienced a significant setback, losing contact just a day after its launch. Initially separated from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the satellite managed to establish communication…
