Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake Summary An analysis summarised on Slashdot reviews published meta-analyses and trials on protein supplementation and concludes there is no solid evidence that consuming more than…
Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House? Summary Residents in parts of Los Angeles and Arizona have noticed Waymo robotaxis repeatedly parking in the very same spots…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary Some Microsoft Azure customers received automated budget alerts after a problematic account migration caused cost forecasts to spike dramatically.…
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Summary The Atlantic reports that the long-standing US “de minimis” duty-free import exemption has been scrapped, ending the rule that allowed parcels…
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says Summary Reuters reports that the European Union plans to deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit and improve detection…
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Summary Speaking on The Logan Bartlett Show, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said agentic AI enabled the company to reduce its…
85% of College Students Report AI Use Summary A recent Inside Higher Ed survey, reported on Slashdot, finds that 85% of college students used generative AI for coursework in the…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline developed by two Israeli security researchers — dubbed Auto Exploit — uses prompts to a large language…
Bring your own brain? Why local LLMs are taking off Summary The article explores why interest in running large language models (LLMs) locally — on personal machines, office servers or…
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary Graphic designers, writers and developers are increasingly being hired to clean up poor outputs from generative AI —…
