Why scientists are flocking to Substack
Why scientists are flocking to Substack Summary Many researchers are turning to Substack because it offers ownership, direct access to readers and space for longer, nuanced science communication. The platform…
Trump called for ‘gold-standard science’: how the NIH, NSF and others are answering
Trump called for ‘gold-standard science’: how the NIH, NSF and others are answering Summary US science agencies have published plans to implement President Trump’s executive orders calling for a so-called…
Audio long read: How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe even AI
Audio long read: How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe even AI Summary This Nature Podcast long read examines how scientists are developing and applying tests to detect…
When will life expectancy reach 100? No time soon
When will life expectancy reach 100? No time soon Summary Average life expectancy continues to rise in many high-income countries, but the pace of improvement has slowed markedly since the…
Ransomware gang takedowns causing explosion of new, smaller groups
Ransomware gang takedowns causing explosion of new, smaller groups Summary The ransomware ecosystem is fragmenting: high-profile law-enforcement takedowns have dismantled major operations but scattered affiliates, prompting rebrands and the emergence…
Scammer steals $1.5 million from Baltimore by spoofing city vendor
Scammer steals $1.5 million from Baltimore by spoofing city vendor Summary The City of Baltimore authorised more than $1.5 million in fraudulent payments after a scammer impersonated a legitimate vendor…
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6 Summary KylinSoft has released KylinOS 11, upgrading the distribution to the Linux kernel 6.6. Desktop and server…
China turns on giant neutrino detector that took a decade to build
China turns on giant neutrino detector that took a decade to build Summary China has begun operation of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Experiment (JUNO), a large-scale neutrino detector completed after…
Techie fooled a panicked daemon and manipulated time itself to get servers in sync
Techie fooled a panicked daemon and manipulated time itself to get servers in sync Summary A reader-nominated engineer, “Kim”, was called in to fix an air-gapped lab where servers had…
Cloud computing has become so normal, it’s invisible
Cloud computing has become so normal, it’s invisible Summary Timothy Prickett Morgan argues that cloud computing has moved from a novel model to the default way organisations consume IT —…