America’s Largest Power Grid Is Struggling To Meet Demand From AI
America’s largest power grid is struggling to cope as the demand from data centres and AI chatbots surges. Electricity prices have shot up, projected to rise over 20% this summer…
Browser Extensions Turn Nearly 1 Million Browsers Into Website-Scraping Bots
Over 240 browser extensions have transformed nearly one million users’ browsers into web-scraping bots. The extensions, which serve various functions like managing bookmarks and increasing speaker volume, leverage MellowTel-js, an…
Soundslice Adds ASCII Tab Support After ChatGPT Hallucinates Feature
Soundslice has introduced ASCII tab support after its founder, Adrian Holovaty, discovered that ChatGPT erroneously claimed the app could support this feature. Despite it not being a core function of…
Hugging Face Launches $299 Robot That Could Disrupt Entire Robotics Industry
Hugging Face Launches $299 Robot That Could Disrupt Entire Robotics Industry Hugging Face has introduced Reachy Mini, a $299 desktop robot designed to make AI-powered robotics accessible to millions of…
Why America Still Can’t Get Disaster Alerts Right
Summary The U.S. emergency warning system has come under scrutiny following its failure to prevent casualties during a recent flash flood in Kerr County, Texas. Despite warnings from the National…
Senators Signal They’re Prepared To Push Back Against NASA Cuts
Summary Senators from both parties are gearing up to counter the proposed 24% budget cut to NASA by the Trump administration. The Senate appropriations committee has proposed an allocation of…
New EU Regulations Require Transparency, Copyright Protection From Powerful AI Systems
New EU Regulations Require Transparency, Copyright Protection From Powerful AI Systems European Union officials have introduced new regulations for powerful AI systems, mandating transparency, copyright protection, and public safety measures.…
Intel CEO Says Company Has Fallen From ‘Top 10’ Semiconductor Firms, ‘Too Late’ To Catch Nvidia in AI
Intel’s situation has taken a turn for the worse, with CEO Lip-Bu Tan stating the company is no longer among the top 10 semiconductor firms. In a stark acknowledgement during…
Millions of Tonnes of Nanoplastics Are Polluting the Ocean
Key Points Researchers estimate 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic Ocean’s top layer. Concentrations of nanoplastics reach 18 mg/m³, including PVC, Polystyrene, and PET. Nanoplastics behave differently…
Jack Dorsey Says His ‘Secure’ New Bitchat App Has Not Been Tested For Security
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Block, has launched a new open-source chat application named Bitchat, claiming it offers secure and private messaging without relying on centralised infrastructure.…