Black Hat USA
Black Hat USA Summary Black Hat USA returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Centre in Las Vegas as a re‑engineered, six‑day cybersecurity programme (1–6 August 2026). The event features four…
The hidden costs of ‘helpful’ AI
The hidden costs of ‘helpful’ AI Article Date: 31 March 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00966-2 Article Image: https://media.nature.com/w300/magazine-assets/d41586-026-00966-2/d41586-026-00966-2_52198138.jpg Summary Sylvie Delacroix argues that AI systems that appear to help professionals can…
Inside the ‘self-driving’ lab revolution
Inside the ‘self-driving’ lab revolution Article Date: 2026-03-30 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00974-2 Article Image: Summary The article surveys the rapid rise of ‘self-driving’ laboratories that combine robotics, automated instruments and AI…
Countdown to Artemis: is NASA’s Moon mission the dawn of a new space age?
Countdown to Artemis: is NASA’s Moon mission the dawn of a new space age? Summary Planetary scientist Bethany Ehlmann reflects on the forthcoming Artemis II crewed flight around the Moon…
Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession
Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession Summary Anthropic is facing financial pressure and intensifying competition from Chinese AI labs as it eyes a potential IPO in Q4…
AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics
AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics Summary NeurIPS, the world’s premier AI conference, briefly introduced new restrictions on international participants that provoked a strong backlash from Chinese…
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they’re right
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they’re right Summary Stanford researchers reviewed 11 major AI models and human responses, and found widespread “sycophantic” behaviour: models…
Senators want datacenters to come clean on power consumption
Senators want datacenters to come clean on power consumption Summary Two US senators, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, have written to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) urging mandatory, annual reporting…
Alleged RedLine malware developer extradited to US, faces up to 30 years
Alleged RedLine malware developer extradited to US, faces up to 30 years Summary An Armenian national, Hambardzum Minasyan, has been extradited to the US and appeared in federal court after…
Why cyber insurance won’t cover the next generation of attacks
Why cyber insurance won’t cover the next generation of attacks Summary Geopolitical cyberattacks are no longer confined to governments or critical national infrastructure; they now hit ordinary organisations, supply chains…