Amtrak’s New 160mph Acela Trains Take Just As Long As the Old Ones
Amtrak’s New 160mph Acela Trains Take Just As Long As the Old Ones Summary Amtrak’s next‑generation Acela trains — rated to 160 mph and fitted with an “anticipative” tilting system…
Florida Deploys Robot Rabbits To Control Invasive Burmese Python Population
Summary The South Florida Water Management District, with researchers from the University of Florida, has trialled 120 retrofitted toy rabbits this summer to lure invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.…
Nanoparticles Turn Houseplants Into Night Lights
Nanoparticles Turn Houseplants Into Night Lights Summary Researchers at South China Agricultural University have shown that injecting a light-emitting phosphor compound into fleshy-leaved succulents can turn them into soft, glowing…
Taco Bell’s AI Drive-Thru Plan Gets Caught Up On Trolls and Glitches
Taco Bell’s AI Drive-Thru Plan Gets Caught Up On Trolls and Glitches Summary Taco Bell’s deployment of AI voice assistants in drive-thrus has encountered trolling and technical hiccups that are…
How Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away
How Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away Summary This opinion piece from The Register argues that the long-standing Wintel alliance is fragmenting. Intel has lost its…
Humans Inhale as Much as 68,000 Microplastic Particles Daily, Study Finds
Humans Inhale as Much as 68,000 Microplastic Particles Daily, Study Finds Summary New peer-reviewed research published in PLOS One and reported via Slashdot and The Guardian estimates people can inhale…
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Summary Anthropic is changing its data policy: unless users opt out by 28 September 2025, it will begin training its…
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information Summary TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting about 4.4 million customers after unauthorised access to a third‑party application used by…
US To Publish Economic Data On Blockchain, Commerce Chief Says
US To Publish Economic Data On Blockchain, Commerce Chief Says Summary The U.S. Department of Commerce, led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, announced plans to publish Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…
Japanese Town Proposes Two-Hour Daily Limit on Smartphones
Japanese Town Proposes Two-Hour Daily Limit on Smartphones Summary Toyoake, a municipality in Aichi prefecture, has proposed a guideline asking its roughly 69,000 residents to limit smartphone use to two…