Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts
Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts Summary Microsoft says parts of its Azure cloud experienced higher latency after a series of undersea cable cuts in the Red…
Microsoft’s Analog Optical Computer Shows AI Promise
Microsoft’s Analog Optical Computer Shows AI Promise Summary Microsoft Research has been developing an analog optical computer (AOC) that uses everyday optical components — micro-LEDs, lenses and smartphone camera sensors…
A New Four-Person Crew Will Simulate a Year-Long Mars Mission, NASA Announces
Summary NASA has selected four research volunteers to take part in a 378-day Mars surface simulation run by the CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) programme. The simulation will…
There’s 50% Fewer Young Employees at Tech Companies Now Than Two Years Ago
There’s 50% Fewer Young Employees at Tech Companies Now Than Two Years Ago Summary Recent reporting (via Fortune, citing Pave workforce data) finds a sharp drop in early-career Gen Z…
Some Angry GitHub Users Are Rebelling Against GitHub’s Forced Copilot AI Features
Some Angry GitHub Users Are Rebelling Against GitHub’s Forced Copilot AI Features Summary Slashdot highlights a report from The Register describing rising developer backlash against GitHub’s Copilot features. Community discussions…
OpenAI Says Its Business Will Burn $115 Billion Through 2029
OpenAI Says Its Business Will Burn $115 Billion Through 2029 Summary OpenAI reports that while ChatGPT revenue is growing faster than expected, the compute and data-centre costs needed to develop…
Texas Sued Over Its Lab-Grown Meat Ban
Texas Sued Over Its Lab-Grown Meat Ban Summary Two California-based cultivated-meat companies, UPSIDE Foods (cultivated chicken) and Wildtype (cultivated salmon), have filed a lawsuit against Texas officials challenging a state…
Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation
Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation Summary University of Luxembourg mathematicians tested whether GPT-5 could extend a qualitative fourth-moment theorem to include explicit convergence rates within…
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws Summary Attaullah Baig, the former head of security for WhatsApp, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the…
US Man Still Alive Six Months After Pig Kidney Transplant
US Man Still Alive Six Months After Pig Kidney Transplant Summary A 67-year-old US man, Tim Andrews, remains alive and dialysis-free more than six months after receiving a genetically modified…