Nova Launcher’s Founder and Sole Developer Has Left
Nova Launcher’s Founder and Sole Developer Has Left Summary Kevin Barry, the founder and sole developer of Nova Launcher, has left parent company Branch Metrics after being told to stop…
Jaguar Land Rover Extends Shutdown After Cyber Attack
Jaguar Land Rover Extends Shutdown After Cyber Attack Summary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has extended the shutdown of its UK and overseas factories after a cyber attack forced the company…
Plex Suffers Security Incident Exposing User Data and Urging Password Resets
Plex Suffers Security Incident Exposing User Data and Urging Password Resets Summary Plex has notified customers of a security incident in which an unauthorised third party accessed one of its…
All 54 Lost Clickwheel IPod Games Have Been Preserved For Posterity
Summary Classic iPod enthusiasts have completed a preservation project that collects all 54 official clickwheel iPod games into a single, playable archive. The effort — led by GitHub user Olsro…
Warming Seas Threaten Key Phytoplankton Species That Fuels the Food Web
Warming Seas Threaten Key Phytoplankton Species That Fuels the Food Web Summary New research published in Nature Microbiology finds that Prochlorococcus — the tiniest, most abundant phytoplankton — could decline…
Disposable Face Masks Used During Covid Have Left Chemical Timebomb
Disposable Face Masks Used During Covid Have Left Chemical Timebomb Summary A recent report, summarising research published in Environmental Pollution, finds that single-use face masks from the Covid era are…
Gemini App Finally Expands To Audio Files
Gemini App Finally Expands To Audio Files Summary Google has rolled out three notable Gemini updates: the Gemini app now accepts audio uploads, Search’s AI Mode has been extended to…
So much for the paperless office: UK government inks £900M deal for printers etc.
So much for the paperless office: UK government inks £900M deal for printers etc. Summary The Crown Commercial Service has set up a four-year framework that could see public sector…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research system, created by two independent Israeli security researchers and dubbed “Auto Exploit,” automatically generated proof-of-concept exploit code for…
Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation
Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation Summary Researchers at the University of Luxembourg tested GPT-5 on an original mathematical task: extending a fourth-moment theorem to include…