Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake
Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake Summary A review of published meta-analyses highlighted by cardiologist Eric Topol finds no clear evidence that consuming more than 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram…
‘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 precise spots…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary Two independent Israeli researchers built an automated offensive research pipeline, dubbed Auto Exploit, that uses LLM prompts, CVE advisories and open-source patches…
A spiky armoured dinosaur from Africa causes a rethink of ankylosaur evolution
A spiky armoured dinosaur from Africa causes a rethink of ankylosaur evolution Summary The article summarises research on Spicomellus, an armoured dinosaur (ankylosaur) from Morocco whose body was covered in…
Microsoft-backed boffins show mega speed boost with hollow-core fiber
Microsoft-backed boffins show mega speed boost with hollow-core fiber Summary A Microsoft-backed research team (linked to the University of Southampton and Lumenisity) has published results for a refined double nested…
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 string of copyright claims and strikes…
‘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 has targeted about a dozen US universities as students returned for term, prompting…
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 ran a month-long experiment in which 28 women applied a specific rose-scented oil to their…
What Happened When Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Tried Rust?
What Happened When Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Tried Rust? Summary In a recorded talk uploaded to YouTube, 83-year-old Brian Kernighan — co-creator of Unix and long-time educator — described his…
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’s piece outlines how modern AI web crawlers — used to gather training data for large…