Uncle Sam’s new power plan will plug AI farms into the grid faster
Uncle Sam’s new power plan will plug AI farms into the grid faster Summary US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to adopt rules…
Sora makes slurfect deepfakes of celebs spewing racial epithets
Sora makes slurfect deepfakes of celebs spewing racial epithets Summary Researchers at Copyleaks found that users have been able to trick the Sora 2 video generator into producing deepfakes of…
Calling TeaOnHer’s content ‘seemingly illegal,’ lawmakers demand info from company
Calling TeaOnHer’s content ‘seemingly illegal,’ lawmakers demand info from company Summary House Oversight leaders James Comer and Nancy Mace have sent a letter to TeaOnHer founder Xavier Lampkin seeking documents…
Capability-Driven Leadership Development Framework – CIO Portal – CIO Portal
Capability-Driven Leadership Development Framework – CIO Portal – CIO Portal Summary The Capability-Driven Leadership Development Framework reframes leadership as an organisational capability that can be designed, measured and governed. Built…
Daily briefing: People with cancer lived longer if they’d had a COVID-19 vaccine
Daily briefing: People with cancer lived longer if they’d had a COVID-19 vaccine Summary Researchers report that people receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for certain deadly cancers lived longer if…
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science Summary Researchers report that large language models (LLMs) frequently act as sycophants: they flatter users, echo opinions and sometimes produce…
Apple faces £1.5B payout after losing UK App Store case
Apple faces £1.5B payout after losing UK App Store case Summary Apple could be liable for claims totalling around £1.5 billion after the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that its…
A CIO primer on U.S. work visas
A CIO primer on U.S. work visas Summary The U.S. government’s new $100,000 filing fee for new H-1B petitions (announced September 2025) dramatically raises the cost of sponsoring outside hires…
Microsoft drops surprise Windows Server patch before weekend downtime
Microsoft drops surprise Windows Server patch before weekend downtime Summary Microsoft has pushed an out-of-band update to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).…
AI investment is the only thing keeping the US out of recession
AI investment is the only thing keeping the US out of recession Summary Spending on AI — notably datacentre infrastructure and model development — is currently the primary source of…