Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC Is Now Open Source
Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC Is Now Open Source Summary Microsoft has officially published the source code for its historic 6502 BASIC (labelled “1.1”) under an open-source licence. The release includes the…
AI Not Affecting Job Market Much So Far, New York Fed Says
AI Not Affecting Job Market Much So Far, New York Fed Says Summary The New York Federal Reserve published a blog summarising its regional survey findings: while firms have noticeably…
Nvidia Dominates GPU Shipments With 94% Share
Nvidia Dominates GPU Shipments With 94% Share Summary Jon Peddie Research reports a surprising second-quarter 2025 surge in GPU and CPU shipments. GPU shipments reached 11.6 million units (a 27…
China’s chikungunya virus outbreak is a wake up call
China’s chikungunya virus outbreak is a wake up call Summary The correspondence notes a rapid chikungunya (CHIKV) outbreak in Guangdong province, China, with more than 7,000 reported cases since July…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An Israeli research duo built an AI-driven pipeline, dubbed Auto Exploit, that uses CVE advisories, code patches and prompts to a large…
Tesla Model Ys recalled Down Under for overly enthusiastic electric windows
Tesla Model Ys recalled Down Under for overly enthusiastic electric windows Summary Australia has issued a recall for certain 2025 Tesla Model Y vehicles after a software fault meant the…
Chess.com says 4,500 people had data stolen during June breach
Chess.com says 4,500 people had data stolen during June breach Summary Between 5 and 18 June an unauthorised actor accessed personal data stored in a third‑party file transfer application used…
Putin and Xi Caught Discussing Organ Transplants and Immortality
Putin and Xi Caught Discussing Organ Transplants and Immortality Summary Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were overheard on a hot mic during a military parade in…
Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy
Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy Summary Switzerland has launched Apertus, a fully open-source, multilingual large language model trained on roughly 15 trillion tokens and more than 1,000…
AI Generated ‘Boring History’ Videos Are Flooding YouTube, Drowning Out Real History
AI Generated ‘Boring History’ Videos Are Flooding YouTube, Drowning Out Real History Summary A Slashdot item links to a 404 Media report describing how thousands of AI-generated, long-form “boring history”…