Chatbots parrot Putin’s propaganda about the illegal invasion of Ukraine Summary A study by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that popular chatbots—OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok and…
Environmental treaties are paralysed — here’s how we can do better Summary The article analyses the collapse of negotiations on a UN plastics treaty in August 2025 as symptomatic of…
Ethics must keep pace with embryo research Summary Japan’s bioethics panel has backed producing embryos from sperm and eggs derived from stem cells, anticipating formal approval. Although the method is…
Grokipedia: Elon Musk’s New AI Encyclopedia or Propaganda Tool? Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia positioned as a competitor to Wikipedia. While touted as a superior alternative,…
IT Strategy Development Toolkit: – CIO Portal – CIO Portal Summary The Complete IT Strategy Development Master Toolkit bundles a Comprehensive IT Strategy Template with a Guide to IT Strategic…
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points Summary xAI, the company behind Elon Musk’s Grok, launched Grokipedia as an AI-generated alternative to the crowdsourced encyclopedia Wikipedia. WIRED’s reporting found lengthy…
Signal president Meredith Whittaker says they had no choice but to use AWS, and that’s a problem Summary Signal’s president Meredith Whittaker highlighted how the messaging app — despite its…
Python Foundation goes ride or DEI, rejects government grant with strings attached Summary The Python Software Foundation (PSF) declined a $1.5m grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) after…
WSUS attacks hit ‘multiple’ orgs as Google and other infosec sleuths ring Redmond’s alarm bell Summary Security teams have reported active exploitation of a critical Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)…
Memento Spyware Tied to Chrome Zero-Day Attacks Summary Kaspersky researchers traced exploitation of a Chrome zero-day (CVE-2025-2783) to commercial spyware from Memento Labs, the firm that emerged from the old…
