A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web
A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web Summary Websites across the world — from tiny niche blogs to US federal agency pages — have seen recent spikes…
The ‘astounding’ rise of semaglutide — and what’s next for weight-loss drugs
The ‘astounding’ rise of semaglutide — and what’s next for weight-loss drugs Article meta Article Date: 2026-02-12 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00228-1 Article Title: The ‘astounding’ rise of semaglutide — and what’s…
Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms
Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms Summary The UK’s national funder, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), announced wide-ranging changes to how research grants are judged and…
Lawmakers demand great wall to keep advanced chipmaking gear out of China
Lawmakers demand great wall to keep advanced chipmaking gear out of China Summary A bipartisan group of eight US lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to impose a countrywide ban…
Support people and their livelihoods rather than fossil-fuel industries
Support people and their livelihoods rather than fossil-fuel industries Summary Geopolitical will to cut emissions is weak, but market forces are moving towards clean electricity: renewable costs have plummeted and…
Payroll pirates are conning help desks to steal workers’ identities and redirect paychecks
Payroll pirates are conning help desks to steal workers’ identities and redirect paychecks Summary In December 2025 Binary Defense’s ARC Labs investigated an incident in which attackers used social engineering…
Cisco looses Splunk to probe and tame its growing agentic menagerie
Cisco looses Splunk to probe and tame its growing agentic menagerie Summary Cisco has released an “AI Agent Monitoring” capability for Splunk’s Observability Cloud that visualises agent workflows and monitors…
Cadence heard you wanted some AI in your AI so it used AI to design an AI chip
Cadence heard you wanted some AI in your AI so it used AI to design an AI chip Summary Cadence has unveiled ChipStack AI, a suite of agentic tools that…
Market whiplash: Why CIOs can’t plan for volatility
Market whiplash: Why CIOs can’t plan for volatility Summary The opening weeks of 2026 produced extreme, divergent moves across commodities and crypto that together have broken traditional IT procurement assumptions.…
What the 2026 Global Risks Report means for CIOs
What the 2026 Global Risks Report means for CIOs Summary The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 paints a sharply negative near- and medium-term outlook: half of surveyed leaders…