First Brain-Wide Map of Decision-Making Charted In Mice Summary In a large collaborative effort, neuroscientists have produced the first brain-wide map of decision-making in mice. The teams tracked roughly 620,000…
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models Summary Uber India has begun offering rideshare and delivery drivers short digital gigs via its app to…
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost Summary The UK Department for Business and Trade ran a pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot between October and December…
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has stayed roughly flat at about $25 billion over the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website Summary An investigation by Canada’s National Observer found that Google removed a prominent net-zero emissions pledge from its sustainability website. The pledge —…
The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All Summary Author Steven Levy profiles Eliezer Yudkowsky and the more apocalyptic wing of the AI-safety movement. The piece explains Yudkowsky’s core…
Nepal Blocks Most Social Media Platforms Summary Nepal’s government announced it has blocked most major social media platforms after firms failed to register and appoint a local liaison as required…
Germany Already Met Its 2028 Goal for Reducing Coal-Fired Power Summary Germany’s Federal Network Agency said on 1 September 2025 that the country has already exceeded its interim 2028 target…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary Two independent Israeli security researchers built an AI-powered pipeline, dubbed Auto Exploit, that uses LLM prompts, CVE advisories and open-source patches to…
Intel Outspends Rivals In R&D: 28% More Than Nvidia, 156% More Than AMD Summary Intel spent a staggering $16.546 billion on research and development in 2024, according to company filings…
