Air taxis will soon be in our skies — if batteries can be made safer
Air taxis will soon be in our skies — if batteries can be made safer Summary Small electric aircraft and eVTOLs are approaching commercial reality, but their energy systems must…
Sexless seeds: how self-cloning crops could soon transform our food
Sexless seeds: how self-cloning crops could soon transform our food Summary Researchers are close to creating major crop varieties that reproduce asexually through seeds — a process called apomixis —…
Include climate impacts when protecting infrastructure
Include climate impacts when protecting infrastructure Summary The authors respond to the Nord Stream natural-gas pipeline ruptures (September 2022), which released about 465,000 tonnes of methane, and argue that the…
AI-agent ethics should consider sentient non-human animals
AI-agent ethics should consider sentient non-human animals Summary This correspondence by Borbala Foris and Jean-Loup Rault (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna) argues that current debates on AI-agent ethics and alignment…
Liquid-crystal specs refocus with the push of a button
Liquid-crystal specs refocus with the push of a button Summary After more than 200 years since Benjamin Franklin’s bifocals, researchers have demonstrated a way to switch the optical power of…
How academics and ‘big tech’ can learn from one another
How academics and ‘big tech’ can learn from one another Summary Steven C. Currall argues that academic–industry partnerships, especially with large technology firms, can be highly productive but are also…
WhatsApp, Apple warn of highly targeted attacks with zero-day vulnerability
WhatsApp, Apple warn of highly targeted attacks with zero-day vulnerability Summary WhatsApp says it patched a zero-day bug (CVE-2025-55177) that allowed “incomplete authorisation of linked device synchronization messages,” which could…
Pennsylvania AG says recovery continues after office refused to pay ransomware gang
Pennsylvania AG says recovery continues after office refused to pay ransomware gang Summary Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says the office has restored its website, phone lines and email systems…
Disney agrees to $10 million settlement for collecting data from children
Disney agrees to $10 million settlement for collecting data from children Summary The Federal Trade Commission announced that Disney will pay $10 million to settle allegations it collected personal data…
Nick Andersen appointed to CISA leadership role
Nick Andersen appointed to CISA leadership role Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that Nicholas (Nick) Andersen has started as executive assistant director for cybersecurity. Andersen previously…