Wave Energy Projects Have Come a Long Way After 10 Years
Wave Energy Projects Have Come a Long Way After 10 Years Summary A new 41-page review and a set of recent pilot projects show substantial progress in wave‑energy harvesting since…
Did Will Smith Upload an AI-Enhanced Video – and Is This Just the Beginning?
Did Will Smith Upload an AI-Enhanced Video – and Is This Just the Beginning? Summary Blogger Andy Baio analysed a recent Will Smith YouTube Shorts clip and concluded that photos…
Intel Get $5.7 Billion Early. What’s the Government’s Strategy?
Intel Get $5.7 Billion Early. What’s the Government’s Strategy? Summary Intel amended its CHIPS Act funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to remove earlier project milestones and received…
Five Indie Bands Quit Spotify After Founder’s AI Weapons Tech Investment
Five Indie Bands Quit Spotify After Founder’s AI Weapons Tech Investment Summary Five indie acts have removed their music from Spotify in protest after news that Spotify founder Daniel Ek…
What Made Meta Suddenly Ban Tens of Thousands of Accounts?
What Made Meta Suddenly Ban Tens of Thousands of Accounts? Summary For months thousands of Facebook and Instagram users have reported sudden account suspensions, often without clear reasons. The BBC…
Rick Beato vs UMG: Fighting Copyright Claims Over Music Clips on YouTube
Rick Beato vs UMG: Fighting Copyright Claims Over Music Clips on YouTube Summary Music educator and YouTuber Rick Beato has been hit with a fresh wave of copyright claims and…
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating Summary A wave of false active-shooter reports — so-called “swatting” — targeted a dozen US universities as students returned to…
Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain’s Gray Matter
Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain’s Grey Matter Summary Researchers in Japan tested whether continuous exposure to a specific rose-scented oil could change brain structure. In the…
What Happened When Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Tried Rust?
What Happened When Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Tried Rust? Summary In a recent recorded talk, 83-year-old Brian Kernighan — co-creator of Unix and longtime educator — described his single experience…
Are AI Web Crawlers ‘Destroying Websites’ In Their Hunt for Training Data?
Are AI Web Crawlers ‘Destroying Websites’ In Their Hunt for Training Data? Summary The Register (via Slashdot) warns that modern AI web crawlers—used by Meta, Google, OpenAI and others—are aggressively…