Is this the future of food? ‘Sexless’ seeds that could transform farming Summary Researchers are close to engineering apomixis — the production of clonal, ‘sexless’ seeds — in major crops.…
It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help? Summary The Register reports on how AI is already reshaping ransomware and extortion: researchers spotted a proof-of-concept AI-powered ransomware…
Absolutely fabless: Trump derails TSMC’s China chip-building effort Summary The US Commerce Department has revoked TSMC’s validated end-user (VEU) status for its Nanjing facility, effective 31 December 2025. That status…
Experiment puts ‘spoon bending’ to the test Summary Nature reports on an experiment that evaluated people who claim to bend spoons simply by stroking them. Under the conditions described, the…
ServiceNow signs Uncle Sam’s latest short-term AI discount deal Summary ServiceNow has inked a OneGov agreement with the US General Services Administration (GSA) to offer federal agencies discounted access to…
Liquid-crystal specs refocus with the push of a button Summary Researchers have devised a way to electronically switch the focal strength of spectacles using liquid-crystal technology, allowing wearers who mix…
Biased bots: AI hiring managers shortlist candidates with AI resumes Summary Researchers report that large language models (LLMs) used to screen job applications tend to favour resumes written by the…
Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid Summary Researchers report that many glioblastomas — an aggressive form of brain cancer — scavenge the amino…
Crims claim HexStrike AI penetration tool makes quick work of Citrix bugs Summary Check Point security researchers report that cybercriminals on underground forums claim to have used HexStrike AI, an…
A way to determine how partial charges of atoms in a molecule are distributed Summary Researchers have developed an experimental approach to map the subtle partial charges on atoms within…
