‘Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House?’
Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House? Summary Waymo robotaxis have been repeatedly parking in the same spots outside specific homes in Los Angeles and Arizona between…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary Some Microsoft Azure customers received wildly inflated forecast-cost alerts after a problematic account migration. Automated budget notifications showed predicted…
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Summary The US has ended the long-standing de minimis import exemption that let low‑value packages enter duty‑free. The threshold — raised to…
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says Summary The European Commission plans to deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit and improve detection capabilities to strengthen…
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Content summary Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told The Logan Bartlett Show that the company’s adoption of AI agents allowed it…
85% of College Students Report AI Use
85% of College Students Report AI Use Summary An Inside Higher Ed survey reported via Slashdot finds that 85% of college students used generative AI for coursework in the past…
Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries
Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries Summary WIRED reports on a growing techno-spiritual movement in which wellness and spiritual influencers present AI chatbots as sentient…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An Israeli research duo built an automated pipeline, dubbed Auto Exploit, that uses prompts to a large language model (Anthropic’s Claude-sonnet-4.0), CVE…
Unifiying gravity and quantum theory requires better understanding of time
Unifying gravity and quantum theory requires better understanding of time Summary Quantum mechanics is extraordinarily successful, but it depends on a single, synchronised notion of time that coordinates the evolution…
These ‘glass straw’ optical fibres could speed up the Internet
These ‘glass straw’ optical fibres could speed up the Internet Summary A new hollow-fibre design replaces the usual solid glass core with a system of tiny glass “straws” — five…