Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary Microsoft Azure account migration appears to have caused incorrect forecast cost calculations for a number of customers, triggering automated…
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 without import duties. The…
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 capability to detect GPS…
WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain Summary This Uncanny Valley episode, hosted by Zoë Schiffer with guest Leah Feiger, runs through five major stories from the week. The lead item:…
Latam-GPT: The Free, Open Source, and Collaborative AI of Latin America Summary Latam-GPT is an open, collaborative large language model being developed by the Chilean National Center for Artificial Intelligence…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary Researchers built an automated pipeline, dubbed “Auto Exploit”, that uses large language models (Anthropic’s Claude-sonnet-4.0 among others), CVE advisories, and code patches…
Do social-media bans benefit young people? These data could offer clues Summary Australia’s Online Safety Amendment Act will bar under-16s from accounts on major social platforms (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube).…
Summary A large meta-analysis of DNA methylation across 17 human tissues (more than 15,000 samples) mapped changes at roughly 900,000 sites and produced an open-access epigenetic atlas. The study shows…
Summary Between 2017–18 and 2024–25, applications to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rose from 16,355 to 29,927 (an increase of ~83%), while the number of awards increased by only about…
Who is afraid of quantum mechanics? Books in brief Summary Andrew Robinson rounds up five recent science books, highlighting notable new takes on cybersecurity, extinction and the history and public…
