Scientists Discuss Next Steps to Prevent Dangerous ‘Mirror Life’ Research Summary Researchers working on “mirror life” — organisms built from chirality-flipped biological building blocks (left-handed vs right-handed molecules) — paused…
Linus Torvalds Expresses Frustration With ‘Garbage’ Link Tags In Git Commits Summary Linux maintainer Linus Torvalds publicly criticised the proliferation of meaningless “Link:” tags in Git commit messages on the…
Publishers Demand ‘AI Overview’ Traffic Stats from Google, Alleging ‘Forced’ Deals Summary Publishers including the Daily Mail, Guardian Media Group and the Periodical Publishers Association have told UK competition regulators…
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign Content summary As US-China trade talks were about to begin in July 2025, several US government agencies, law firms and trade…
Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts Summary Microsoft says parts of its Azure cloud experienced disruption and higher latency after undersea fibre-optic cables in the Red Sea…
Microsoft’s Analog Optical Computer Shows AI Promise Summary Microsoft Research has been developing an analog optical computer (AOC) that uses off‑the‑shelf components — micro‑LEDs, optical lenses and camera sensors —…
A New Four-Person Crew Will Simulate a Year-Long Mars Mission, NASA Announces Summary NASA has selected a four-person volunteer crew to take part in a 378-day Mars surface simulation under…
There’s 50% Fewer Young Employees at Tech Companies Now Than Two Years Ago Summary Recent workforce data reported via Fortune and sourced from Pave (with LinkedIn data) shows a sharp…
Some Angry GitHub Users Are Rebelling Against GitHub’s Forced Copilot AI Features Summary Developers are pushing back against GitHub’s persistent Copilot features — notably automated issue/PR creation and mandatory-looking code-review…
OpenAI Says Its Business Will Burn $115 Billion Through 2029 Summary OpenAI reports that while revenue from ChatGPT is accelerating faster than it expected, the computing and data-centre costs needed…
