UK is Lagging Behind Rest of World in Tackling Big Tech, Says Fortnite Chief Summary Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney told the Financial Times that the UK’s Competition and Markets…
San Francisco Car Rental Startup Kyte, Once Seen as Hertz Rival, Shuts Down Summary Kyte, a San Francisco car-rental startup founded in 2017, has shut down after years of rapid…
Amazon Cloud Chief Says Replacing Junior Staff With AI is ‘Dumbest’ Idea Summary Matt Garman, head of Amazon Web Services, warned business leaders against a rush to replace entry-level employees…
Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria Content summary This photo-essay traces five decades of moral panics about classroom technology — from handheld calculators and desktop computers…
How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession Summary WIRED charts how Silicon Valley billionaires and investors are driving a surge of interest — and money — into microschools: small,…
Why amphibious, wet environments hold the key to climate adaptation Summary Amphibious Anthropologies: Living in Wet Environments (edited by Alejandro Camargo, Luisa Cortesi and Franz Krause) is reviewed by Ananya.…
Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science Summary Professor JoAnn Trejo (University of California, San Diego) reflects on how mentorship shaped her journey from a Mexican…
Battery prices are falling, so why are electric cars still so expensive? Summary This Nature Comment (19 August 2025) by Lucas Woodley, Chung Yi See and Ashley Nunes examines why…
Small, affordable undergraduate research programmes changed my career and strengthen US science. Why cut them? Summary Dan Seaton, a solar scientist, recounts how a small summer research programme in 1999…
China’s hydropower megaproject breaks ground Summary On 19 July, Chinese premier Li Qiang announced the start of construction on what is described as the world’s largest hydropower station, to be…
