Former US Government Site Climate.Gov Attempts Relaunch as Non-Profit Summary The production team behind the US government climate website climate.gov were dismissed earlier this summer and political appointees at NOAA…
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary Freelancers — from graphic designers to web developers — are increasingly being employed to clean up and refine…
Summary An AI-powered offensive research pipeline, dubbed Auto Exploit, was built by two independent Israeli cybersecurity researchers and demonstrates that large language models can be used to generate proof-of-concept exploit…
Wave Energy Projects Have Come a Long Way After 10 Years Summary A Slashdot write-up summarises recent developments in wave-energy research and commercial pilots after a decade of progress. A…
Did Will Smith Upload an AI-Enhanced Video – and Is This Just the Beginning? Summary Blogger Andy Baio analysed a clip of Will Smith’s concert crowd and concluded the footage…
Intel Get $5.7 Billion Early. What’s the Government’s Strategy? Summary Intel amended its CHIPS Act funding deal with the U.S. Department of Commerce, removing earlier project milestones and receiving about…
Five Indie Bands Quit Spotify After Founder’s AI Weapons Tech Investment Summary Five indie bands have removed their music from Spotify following news that Spotify founder Daniel Ek led a…
What Made Meta Suddenly Ban Tens of Thousands of Accounts? Summary Slashdot highlights a BBC investigation and user reports that for months tens of thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts…
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating Summary The Washington Post and other outlets report a wave of false active‑shooter reports — so‑called “swatting” — at about…
Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain’s Gray Matter Summary Researchers in Japan asked 28 women to wear a specific rose-scented oil on their clothing daily for a…
