DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication Summary This Nature paper shows that the conserved nuclease–helicase DNA2 is essential for cell proliferation because it prevents excessive recombination-restarted replication (HoRReR) at…
‘How is this possible?’ — two species birthed by one mother Summary This Nature News item reports on a new study showing that Iberian harvester ant queens (Messor ibericus) can…
Cas9 senses CRISPR RNA abundance to regulate CRISPR spacer acquisition Summary This Nature study shows that Cas9 performs a previously unknown, RNA-independent role: sensing the abundance of CRISPR RNAs (crRNA…
Azure Arc setup tips for on-premises server management Summary This tutorial explains how to use Azure Arc to manage on-premises Windows Server machines and to run patch management via Azure…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive behaviour in its online adtech business, finding…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warns that advances in artificial intelligence will concentrate wealth with a…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has expanded restrictions on who can access its AI services, saying it will block companies majority-owned by entities from…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, an AI-driven debate platform developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to help students with…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris runs a district cooling network that pipes Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool roughly 800 buildings, including…
Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year Summary Microsoft is offering a one-year free Microsoft 365 Personal subscription to all US college students. The…
