Solo Founders Are Battling Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bias
Solo Founders Are Battling Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bias Summary An analysis by venture capitalist Sajith Pai — citing Carta equity data — shows solo founders now launch about 35% of…
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 by The Guardian finds that people can inhale up…
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Summary Anthropic has announced it will begin training its AI models on user chat transcripts and coding sessions for users…
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information Summary Credit bureau TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers. In a filing with Maine’s attorney…
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, announced by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a White House cabinet meeting, will begin…
Japanese Town Proposes Two-Hour Daily Limit on Smartphones
Japanese Town Proposes Two-Hour Daily Limit on Smartphones Summary Toyoake, a town in Aichi prefecture with roughly 69,000 residents, has proposed a guideline recommending a two-hour daily limit on smartphone…
Imgur’s Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner
Imgur’s Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner Summary Imgur users have organised a visible revolt against parent company MediaLab AI after a series of service problems and staff…
Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland
Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland Summary Freedom of Information disclosures and a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) from the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) reveal that Microsoft…
Microsoft’s Copilot AI is Now Inside Samsung TVs and Monitors
Microsoft’s Copilot AI is Now Inside Samsung TVs and Monitors Summary Microsoft’s Copilot assistant is being added to Samsung’s 2025 lineup of smart TVs and smart monitors. The feature surfaces…
FFmpeg 8 Can Now Subtitle Your Videos on the Fly
FFmpeg 8 Can Now Subtitle Your Videos on the Fly Summary FFmpeg 8.0, codenamed “Huffman”, is out. The release adds Vulkan GPU‑accelerated video encoding and integrates whisper.cpp — Georgi Gerganov’s…