The political effects of X’s feed algorithm
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm Summary This Nature study reports a large randomised experiment (July–September 2023) with active US X users that tested the causal effects of switching…
Cold-injection synthesis of highly emissive perovskite nanocrystals
Cold-injection synthesis of highly emissive perovskite nanocrystals Article Meta Article Date = 18 February 2026 Article URL = https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10117-2 Article Title = Cold-injection synthesis of highly emissive perovskite nanocrystals Article…
Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage
Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage Summary Microsoft Research’s Project Silica team demonstrates Silica: a full archival storage system based on femtosecond laser direct…
Practical lithium–organic batteries enabled by an n-type conducting polymer
Practical lithium–organic batteries enabled by an n-type conducting polymer Article Date: 18 February 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10174-7 Article Image: Extended data figure (flexibility) Summary Researchers report a practical lithium–organic battery…
Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ branding in California after DMV order
Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ branding in California after DMV order Summary Tesla has complied with a California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) order and removed the term ‘Autopilot’ from its marketing…
Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof
Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof Summary WIRED reports on a new analysis by Ketan Joshi that scrutinises 154 claims from tech…
GPU who? Meta to deploy Nvidia CPUs at large scale
GPU who? Meta to deploy Nvidia CPUs at large scale Summary Meta has already deployed Nvidia’s standalone Grace CPUs in CPU-only systems at scale and will expand its use of…
Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL
Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL Summary A coalition of influential MySQL users and developers has published an open letter inviting Oracle to join plans…
Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL
Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL Summary A coalition of MySQL users and developers has published an open letter inviting Oracle to join plans for…
Updates to the ‘bible’ for mental-health conditions will miss the mark — is it time to ditch the DSM?
Updates to the ‘bible’ for mental-health conditions will miss the mark — is it time to ditch the DSM? Summary Jim van Os argues that planned updates to the Diagnostic…