AI and the PhD student: friend or foe?
AI and the PhD student: friend or foe? Summary This Nature feature examines how PhD students are using generative AI for literature searches, coding, drafting and language help — and…
Horizon redress still a mess, MPs say – and Fujitsu hasn’t paid a penny
Horizon redress still a mess, MPs say – and Fujitsu hasn’t paid a penny Summary A UK Parliament Business and Trade Committee report finds the compensation system for victims of…
West Sussex’s Oracle rollout pushed back again as costs balloon 15 times
West Sussex’s Oracle rollout pushed back again as costs balloon 15 times Summary West Sussex County Council has delayed the implementation of Oracle Fusion for HR and payroll to October…
‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams
‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams Summary Dozens of Telegram job posts and application videos show people applying to be “AI…
Can AI models reliably forecast extreme weather events?
Can AI models reliably forecast extreme weather events? Article Date = 16 March 2026Article URL = https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00842-zArticle Title = Can AI models reliably forecast extreme weather events?Article Image = https://media.nature.com/lw767/magazine-assets/d41586-026-00842-z/d41586-026-00842-z_52166856.jpg…
The real story behind China’s technology triumph
The real story behind China’s technology triumph Summary Xiaoyu Zhang reviews Dan Wang’s book Breakneck and praises its careful on-the-ground reporting and useful facts about China’s rapid industrial rise. Wang…
Outsourcer Telus admits to attack – may have lost a petabyte of data to ShinyHunters
Outsourcer Telus admits to attack – may have lost a petabyte of data to ShinyHunters Summary Telus Digital has acknowledged unauthorised access to a limited number of its systems and…
Top brass in China reaffirm goal to be world leaders in tech, AI
Top brass in China reaffirm goal to be world leaders in tech, AI Summary China’s 15th five-year plan (2026–2030) sets out an explicit push to become a global leader in…
Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Can’t Wait
Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Can’t Wait Summary This commentary warns that cybercriminals are already using a “harvest-now, decrypt-later” strategy: they capture encrypted data today and plan to decrypt it once quantum…
Credential-stealing crew spoofs VPN clients from Cisco, Fortinet, and others
Credential-stealing crew spoofs VPN clients from Cisco, Fortinet, and others Summary Microsoft has attributed a campaign to a criminal group it tracks as Storm-2561 that uses SEO poisoning and vendor…