Linus Torvalds Expresses Frustration With ‘Garbage’ Link Tags In Git Commits Summary Linus Torvalds posted on the Linux kernel mailing list complaining about the frequent addition of “Link:” tags in…
Scientists Discuss Next Steps to Prevent Dangerous ‘Mirror Life’ Research Summary Researchers have paused certain lines of synthetic-biology work after a multi-disciplinary group concluded that creating ‘mirror life’ — organisms…
AI Tool Usage ‘Correlates Negatively’ With Performance in CS Class, Estonian Study Finds Summary A survey of 231 students in an object-oriented programming course at the University of Tartu asked…
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign Summary As US–China trade talks were about to start in July, multiple US government agencies, law firms and trade groups received…
Publishers Demand ‘AI Overview’ Traffic Stats from Google, Alleging ‘Forced’ Deals Summary Publishers including the Daily Mail, Guardian Media Group and the Periodical Publishers Association have asked UK regulators to…
Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts Summary Microsoft says Azure users experienced delays after undersea cables in the Red Sea were cut, disrupting internet traffic that normally…
Microsoft’s Analog Optical Computer Shows AI Promise Summary Microsoft Research has been developing an analog optical computer (AOC) over the past four years using commercially available components such as smartphone-camera…
There’s 50% Fewer Young Employees at Tech Companies Now Than Two Years Ago Summary Data reported by Slashdot from a Fortune article (sourcing workforce analysis by Pave) shows a sharp…
A New Four-Person Crew Will Simulate a Year-Long Mars Mission, NASA Announces Summary NASA has announced a 378-day, Earth-based simulation of a Mars surface mission that will be run inside…
OpenAI Says Its Business Will Burn $115 Billion Through 2029 Summary OpenAI reports accelerating revenue from ChatGPT but warns its compute and data-centre costs are rising even faster. The company…
