Is a Backlash Building Against Smart Glasses That Record? Summary This Slashdot piece links to reporting from Futurism and the Washington Post about growing public unease with always‑on, recording smart…
Scientists Just Created Spacetime Crystals Made of Knotted Light Summary Researchers from a joint Singapore–Japan team have published a blueprint for assembling “hopfion” topological textures of light into ordered lattices…
Summary Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has closed a Series B2 round totalling $863 million from a wide group of investors including Nvidia, Google, and Breakthrough Energy (Bill Gates). The round…
Wave Energy Projects Have Come a Long Way After 10 Years Summary This Slashdot piece summarises recent progress in wave (blue) energy, led by a 41-page review of triboelectric nanogenerator…
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 suggests the video…
Intel Get $5.7 Billion Early. What’s the Government’s Strategy? Summary Reuters reports Intel amended its CHIPS Act funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to remove earlier project milestones…
Five Indie Bands Quit Spotify After Founder’s AI Weapons Tech Investment Summary Several indie bands have pulled their music from Spotify in reaction to news that Spotify founder Daniel Ek…
What Made Meta Suddenly Ban Tens of Thousands of Accounts? Summary The Slashdot post links to a BBC investigation reporting that for months tens of thousands of Instagram and Facebook…
Rick Beato vs UMG: Fighting Copyright Claims Over Music Clips on YouTube Summary Music educator and YouTuber Rick Beato has been hit with numerous copyright claims and strikes from Universal…
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating Summary A wave of false active‑shooter reports — commonly called “swatting” — hit around a dozen US universities as students…
