WIRED Roundup: AI Psychosis, Missing FTC Files, and Google Bedbugs
WIRED Roundup: AI Psychosis, Missing FTC Files, and Google Bedbugs Summary WIRED’s Uncanny Valley episode rounds up five key stories of the week and digs into the worrying trend of…
Google parent company spending like a drunken sailor as capex triples over 2 years
Google parent company spending like a drunken sailor as capex triples over 2 years Summary Alphabet says it expects capital expenditure to reach $91–$93 billion in 2025 as it races…
AI is making Google and Meta even stronger and richer
AI is making Google and Meta even stronger and richer Summary Generative AI features are boosting revenue and engagement at both Alphabet (Google) and Meta, according to their Q3 2025…
Meta, Google, and Microsoft Triple Down on AI Spending
Meta, Google, and Microsoft Triple Down on AI Spending Summary Three US tech giants—Meta, Alphabet (Google) and Microsoft—reported record revenues alongside sharply increased capital expenditure aimed at AI infrastructure. Meta…
Microsoft Azure challenges AWS for downtime crown
Microsoft Azure challenges AWS for downtime crown Summary Microsoft Azure experienced a global outage on 29 October 2025 beginning around 16:00 UTC. The fault affected Azure Front Door, Microsoft’s content…
Electronic paper could enable virtual reality with human-eye resolution
Electronic paper could enable virtual reality with human-eye resolution Article Date: 29 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03462-1 Article Image: Summary Researchers report a reflective “retina” electronic paper that can reach…
What changing energy flows reveal about Africa’s ecosystems
What changing energy flows reveal about Africa’s ecosystems Article Date: 29 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03215-0 Author: Wendy Foden Summary Animals are not just present in ecosystems — they move…
Technological pathways for cost-effective steel decarbonization
Technological pathways for cost-effective steel decarbonization Article Date: 29 October 2025 Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09658-9 Image: Figure 1 Summary This Nature study develops NZP-steel, a plant-level model that maps least-cost decarbonization pathways…
Wildfire smoke and its harmful effects will worsen with climate change
Wildfire smoke and its harmful effects will worsen with climate change Article Date = 29 October 2025 Article URL = https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03404-x Article Image = https://media.nature.com/lw100/magazine-assets/d41586-025-03404-x/d41586-025-03404-x_51609454.jpg Summary Pollution from wildfire smoke…
A pangenome and pantranscriptome of hexaploid oat
A pangenome and pantranscriptome of hexaploid oat Summary This Nature paper presents a chromosome-scale pangenome and pantranscriptome for hexaploid oat (Avena sativa). The authors assembled and annotated 33 genomes (the…