Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake
Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake Summary A review of published meta-analyses (summarised by cardiologist Eric Topol) found no consistent evidence that consuming more than 1.6 g/kg bodyweight of protein per…
‘Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House?’
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 same spots outside…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary A recent Microsoft account migration glitch caused Azure’s cost-forecasting to spike for some customers, triggering a flood of budget…
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 duty exemption that allowed low-value international parcels to enter tariff-free. The $800 threshold…
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 Union will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit and improve its ability to detect GPS…
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Summary Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told The Logan Bartlett Show that agentic AI allowed him to “rebalance” the customer support…
85% of College Students Report AI Use
85% of College Students Report AI Use Summary New survey data reported by Inside Higher Ed and summarised on Slashdot finds that generative AI has become a near‑ubiquitous tool for…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven research pipeline developed by two independent Israeli researchers — dubbed Auto Exploit — uses a large language model (Anthropic’s Claude-sonnet-4.0)…
Alibaba Cloud reveals its uptime and efficiency secrets developed by in-house network boffins
Alibaba Cloud reveals its uptime and efficiency secrets developed by in-house network boffins Summary Alibaba Cloud researchers are presenting three systems at SIGCOMM that significantly improved network reliability and reduced…
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary Freelancers and creatives are increasingly being hired to clean up imperfect AI output — everything from logos and…