‘LinkedIn is like air to me’: the scientists who’ve cracked professional networking Summary This Nature Careers piece profiles eight researchers who use LinkedIn strategically to build networks, raise their profile…
Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves Summary Rainer “Rai” Weiss (1932–2025) was the German–American physicist whose 1972 proposal showed that laser interferometers could,…
‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant Summary A 67-year-old US patient, Tim Andrews, remains alive and dialysis-free more than six months after receiving a…
Nepal social media ban sparks protests, dozens injured Summary At least 14 people were reported killed and dozens injured after clashes between police and demonstrators in Kathmandu following the government’s…
No more waiting for lines: New Windows keyboard shortcuts output em and en dashes with ease Summary Windows Insider builds in the Dev and Beta channels now include simple keyboard…
As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let’s talk about digital presidents-for-life Summary Opinion piece from The Register examines the unnerving idea that powerful autocrats such as Xi Jinping and Vladimir…
After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus Summary Voyager 1, launched from Cape Canaveral in September 1977, was built to study…
Snake eating tail: Google’s AI Overviews cites web pages written by AI, study says Summary Originality.ai examined 29,000 YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) Google queries and analysed the AI…
Microsoft, Linode, warn of cloud latency spikes due to Middle East submarine cable problems Summary Microsoft and Linode have warned customers of increased cloud latency after undersea fibre cuts affecting…
All IT work to involve AI by 2030, says Gartner, but jobs are safe Summary Gartner analysts say that by 2030 all IT work will be done with AI assistance…
