Daily briefing: Nine metals in two dimensions
Daily briefing: Nine metals in two dimensions Summary This Nature Briefing highlights a recent advance in 2D materials: chemists have synthesised a MXene that contains a record nine different metals…
‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant
‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant Summary A 67-year-old US man, Tim Andrews, is alive more than six months after receiving a kidney from…
Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves
Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves Summary Physicist Rainer “Rai” Weiss, a driving force behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), has died.…
‘LinkedIn is like air to me’: the scientists who’ve cracked professional networking
‘LinkedIn is like air to me’: the scientists who’ve cracked professional networking Summary This Nature Careers piece interviews eight researchers who use LinkedIn strategically to advance their careers, build community…
After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus
After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus Summary Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral on 5 September 1977 and was tasked…
As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let’s talk about digital presidents-for-life
As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let’s talk about digital presidents-for-life Summary Simon Sharwood argues that offhand remarks about organ transplants by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin highlight a darker,…
Microsoft, Linode, warn of cloud latency spikes due to Middle East submarine cable problems
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 faults affecting undersea cable…
Snake eating tail: Google’s AI Overviews cites web pages written by AI, study says
Snake eating tail: Google’s AI Overviews cites web pages written by AI, study says Summary Originality.ai analysed 29,000 YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) Google queries and checked the AI…
Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated
Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated Summary AI firm Anthropic has reached a proposed settlement to create a $1.5 billion fund to…
All IT work to involve AI by 2030, says Gartner, but jobs are safe
All IT work to involve AI by 2030, says Gartner, but jobs are safe Summary Gartner predicts that by 2030 all work in IT departments will involve AI: most tasks…