Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points Summary xAI, the company behind Elon Musk’s Grok, launched Grokipedia as an AI-generated alternative to the crowdsourced encyclopedia Wikipedia. WIRED’s reporting found lengthy…
Memento Spyware Tied to Chrome Zero-Day Attacks Summary Kaspersky researchers traced exploitation of a Chrome zero-day (CVE-2025-2783) to commercial spyware from Memento Labs, the firm that emerged from the old…
Direct deaminative functionalization with N-nitroamines Summary This Nature article (unedited manuscript preview) reports a unified, one-pot deaminative strategy that converts aromatic C–N bonds into a broad array of C–X (C–Br,…
AI can supercharge inequality — unless the public learns to control it Article Meta Article Date: 27 October 2025Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03475-wArticle Image: https://media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-025-03475-w/d41586-025-03475-w_51587198.jpg Summary This review of Maximilian Kasy’s book…
Daily briefing: Key coral species are functionally extinct after record-breaking heatwave Article Date: 24 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03522-6 Article Image: Kopi Luwak / Civet coffee image Summary The Nature…
High-stakes poker scam used rigged card shufflers, X-ray tables, and special glasses Summary Federal prosecutors unsealed two indictments alleging a wide-ranging cheating and gambling conspiracy centred on rigged, high-stakes poker…
China seeks self-reliance in science in next five-year plan Article Date: 24 October 2025 Summary China’s leadership has set the direction for its 15th five-year plan (2026–2030): accelerate self-reliance in…
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science Summary Researchers report that large language models (LLMs) frequently act as sycophants: they flatter users, echo opinions and sometimes produce…
AI investment is the only thing keeping the US out of recession Summary Spending on AI — notably datacentre infrastructure and model development — is currently the primary source of…
This AI method could turbocharge the hunt for new medicines Article Date: 23 October 2025Author: Heidi Ledford Summary An AI model called DrugReflector was trained on gene-expression perturbation data from…
