EU Sticks With Timeline For AI Rules
Summary The European Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to the rollout of landmark AI regulations in line with its established legal timeline. Calls from major corporations, including Alphabet and Meta,…
UK puts out tender for space robot to de-orbit satellites
Summary The UK Space Agency is seeking a supplier to design a robotic spacecraft aimed at capturing and de-orbiting two non-functioning UK-licensed satellites from low Earth orbit (LEO). With a…
Why Do Killer Whales Keep Handing Us Fish? Scientists Unpack the Mystery
Summary Scientists have been puzzled by the behaviour of killer whales handing out fish to humans. Over the last two decades, researchers documented a total of 34 instances across four…
Will FaceTime In IOS 26 Freeze Your Call If Someone Starts Undressing?
Summary Apple’s upcoming iOS 26 introduces a notable feature in FaceTime that pauses audio and video during calls if it detects nudity. This is part of an expanded toolset aimed…
Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched
Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched In April, researchers disclosed two major security flaws in Sudo that can allow local attackers to escalate privileges to root on affected systems. These…
Nuclear Microreactors Advance as US Picks Two Companies for Fueled Testing
Nuclear Microreactors Advance as US Picks Two Companies for Fueled Testing This week, the US Energy Department selected two companies to conduct the first tests of nuclear microreactors at a…
Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds
Some of the water around Antarctica has been getting saltier and this change is having a significant impact on the amount of sea ice around the continent. A recent study…
KDE Plasma 6.4 Has Landed in OpenBSD
Summary KDE Plasma 6.4.0 is officially available in OpenBSD packages. Announced on 4th July 2025, this update signals a shift towards Wayland, as evidenced by the separation of kwin into…
UK Scientists Achieve First Commercial Tritium Production
Summary Astral Systems, a private fusion company based in the UK, has announced a significant breakthrough by successfully breeding tritium, a crucial fuel for fusion reactors, using its operational fusion…
Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub
Summary Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code under the MIT licence. This decision grants developers access to the full functionality…